Discussion: stress and burnout in nursing

When discussing stress and burnout in nursing, the nursing shortage is a concern that comes to the top of the list (for legal and ethical reasons), both for working nurses and educational faculty. Find an article that explores this issue, summarize the article’s findings, and add a possible solution to the problem.

Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be at least 200 words in length.

Part 2 After completing this module, you will be able to do the following:

· CLO 2: Describe challenges facing health care that impact the delivery of nursing care. (PLG 1; UMBO 1,4)

· CLO 3: Discuss the role of the professional nurse in ethical and legal issues related to health care. (PLG 1; UMBO 1,4)

· CLO 5: Adapt nursing practice in response to economic, demographic, and social forces (PLG 2; UMBO 1,2,3)

ORDER YOUR DISCUSSION PAPER

Overview

Welcome to Module 2! In today’s nursing environment, stress and burnout are a tremendous issue and we all know that day to day nursing is full of potential physical stressors from lifting and bending, call lights, exposure to toxic chemicals, and working long hours. Let’s be honest, being a caregiving can be draining and emotionally stressful yet there are additional emotional and mental challenges facing nurses such as the expectation to develop and maintain relationships with peers, doctors, patients, and management staff, take care of the dying, and the increased risk of violence in the healthcare setting. In addition, nurses are often under strain due to the short-staffing issue. This module opens up a discussion related to nurse burnout, role stress and strain in nursing, what happens to patient care, and interventions to manage.

Read

· American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). (2018). Nursing faculty shortage .

· American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). (2018). About the nursing shortage .

· Carte, N. S., & Williams, C. (2017). Role strain among male RNs in the critical care setting: Perceptions of an unfriendly workplace. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, 43, 81-86.

· Iel Marciano de, M. F., & de Almeida, R. J. (2016). Occupational stress at work in nursing in brazil: An integrative review. Revista Brasileira Em Promocao Da Saude, 29(3), 447-454.

· Johnston, D. W., Jones, M. C., Charles, K., Mccann, S. K., & Mckee, L. (2013). Stress in nurses: Stress-related affect and its determinants examined over the nursing day. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(3), 348-56.

Additional Resources:

· Module 2 PowerPoint

Goals Alignment

· University Mission Based Outcomes – 1, 2, 3, 4

· Program Learning Goals – 1, 2

· Course Learning Objectives – 2, 3, 5

Professional Standards

· AACN Baccalaureate Essential 8: Professionalism and professional values

· AACN Baccalaureate Essential 9: Baccalaureate generalist nursing practice

Discussion: stress and burnout in nursing