Nurse Burnout and the Work Environment: Effects on Productivity
Nurse Burnout and Work Environment
Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V
August 16, 2015
Nurse Burnout and Work Environment
Americans experience stress related to their work environment everyday, nurse burnout has been linked to decrease productivity, physical conditions, absenteeism and stress (Jennings, 2008). In the 1970’s a psychiatrist by the name of Herbert Freudenberger used a term “burnout” to describe overworked people (Freudenberger, 2010). Fredudenberger believed burnout was the wearing out of ones self by excessively trying to reach unrealistic expectations acquired from ones work (Freudenberger, 2010). However, there has been many researches done on Magnet hospitals being able to decrease their nurse burnout rates and job satisfaction, but there hasn’t been a study done on emergency nurses in Ireland on nurse burnout and their working environment (O’Mahoney, 2011). A review of research study published by Nuria O’Mahoney (2011) is able to provide insight by data from a group of Emergency Room nurses in Ireland. This paper will provide information reviewing the background of the issue, the methods used, the researchers findings, ethical considerations, and the impact this study may have on nursing practices in hospitals around the world.
Background
This research study focused determining if nurse burnout and the characteristics of the work environments of emergency nurses in Ireland went hand in hand. The researchers identified that previous research focused on hospitals that held Magnet Status attracted and retained nurses better that others (O’Mahoney, 2011, p. 30). It’s important to determine the relationship between burnout in emergency nurses and emergency department working environments due to the increase in nurse turnover and poor job satisfaction scores. (O’Mahoney, 2011).
Methods
O’Mahoney (2011) utilized literature and quantitative reviews to describe the relationship between nurse burnout and the work environment of the emergency
Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V
August 16, 2015
Nurse Burnout and Work Environment
Americans experience stress related to their work environment everyday, nurse burnout has been linked to decrease productivity, physical conditions, absenteeism and stress (Jennings, 2008). In the 1970’s a psychiatrist by the name of Herbert Freudenberger used a term “burnout” to describe overworked people (Freudenberger, 2010). Fredudenberger believed burnout was the wearing out of ones self by excessively trying to reach unrealistic expectations acquired from ones work (Freudenberger, 2010). However, there has been many researches done on Magnet hospitals being able to decrease their nurse burnout rates and job satisfaction, but there hasn’t been a study done on emergency nurses in Ireland on nurse burnout and their working environment (O’Mahoney, 2011). A review of research study published by Nuria O’Mahoney (2011) is able to provide insight by data from a group of Emergency Room nurses in Ireland. This paper will provide information reviewing the background of the issue, the methods used, the researchers findings, ethical considerations, and the impact this study may have on nursing practices in hospitals around the world.
Background
This research study focused determining if nurse burnout and the characteristics of the work environments of emergency nurses in Ireland went hand in hand. The researchers identified that previous research focused on hospitals that held Magnet Status attracted and retained nurses better that others (O’Mahoney, 2011, p. 30). It’s important to determine the relationship between burnout in emergency nurses and emergency department working environments due to the increase in nurse turnover and poor job satisfaction scores. (O’Mahoney, 2011).
Methods
O’Mahoney (2011) utilized literature and quantitative reviews to describe the relationship between nurse burnout and the work environment of the emergency