NURS FPX 4000 Assessment 2

NURS FPX 4000 Assessment 2

Applying Library Research Skills

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Applying Library Research Skills

Engaging library research abilities is important in being able to understand and deal with complex topics like nurse burnout. Via searching for credible databases and critically going through scholarly literature, precious details about burnout origins and interventions would be unveiled. This proficiency allows scholars to appreciate the integration and synthesis of pertinent findings which invariably lead to the identification of gaps. Based on evidence-based methods, which are obtained from library research, nurses’ burnout can be contained, and nurses’ well-being enhanced. Thus, researchers are equipped with the requisite knowledge to discover cause-effect patterns and create the foundations for lasting solutions. Subsequently, the ability to conduct thorough research represents an important foundation of a holistic approach aimed at dealing with the nursing burnout phenomenon. Powered with these tools, researchers can generate considerable insights into the root causes and implications of burnout for healthcare systems. Therefore, the writing of library research methods would be called the key in transforming nursing and healthcare problems into scientifically based solutions.

Overview of the Problem

Nursing burnout is an overwhelming concern in the USA now; implying that the problem has consequences not only for patients and their families, but also for medical staff. Research shows that intensive levels of nursing burnout are correlated with patient adverse outcomes, such as increased mortality, frequent medical error, and poor patient satisfaction (Aiken et al., 2012). Nurses can undergo burnout syndrome which causes symptoms that include emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lowered sense of accomplishment which in turn affect their care quality. This in turn gives dissatisfaction to the nurses and the patients, reducing patient participation and poor outcomes of the treatment. Additionally, nursing burnout can transcend clinical work itself to affect how nurses interact with patients’ families, other healthcare workers and the community. Communication failures, lack of sympathy, and exhausted staff members would result in stress worsening for patients’ families even more, making it difficult for the family members to give care to their sick loved ones. In addition, nursing burnout could spin out like a chain of dissatisfaction and staff turnover, which would lead to difficulties in filling the vacancies and disrupt the quality of care already in the danger zone. In my experience as a nurse, I have witnessed what burnout is doing to not only patients but also healthcare providers. Nurses are facing the emotional load due to almost anything in stressful situations, long shifts and intense workloads, and that can negatively influence their mental and physical health. Whatever we do, with the best will in the world, but the burnout could happen to get rid of shimmer and greet of our profession. Nevertheless, my commitment is not just finding but also fighting the problem. By raising awareness about supportive work environments, teaching self-care skills and using evidence-based interventions, we can create a culture of holistic wellness. Collaborations among nurses, healthcare organizations, policymakers, and other stakeholders are crucial for developing comprehensive an approach to burnout without their efforts, optimum results for patients, their families, and care providers will not be possible.

Finding Articles in Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Journals

As a nurse, I mapped out a logical plan to select appropriate academic peer-reviewed articles on the matter at hand which is the burnout of nurses. I took the first step by pitching wide in databases like PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO that involve keywords such as “nursing burnout”, “nurse fatigue”, and “workplace stress”. This gave me a general insight of the issue, its types, and magnitude. For more particular findings, I included in my research keywords, for example people’s well-being, burnout prevention and staffing challenges, among others. Besides that, I investigated websites of central institutions including the CDC and NIOSH. Additionally, I was particular about using filters in order to make sure I only used scholarly and peer-reviewed materials. When looking for the studies that related to the nursing burnout, I considered the studies where detailed analyses of the factors contributing to nursing burnout had been done, as well as those that looked at the impact on patient care and outcomes, and studies with evidence-based approaches for prevention and intervention. There was a specific focus on the pieces that provided healthcare providers’ perspective, because these people who work as healthcare providers are the only ones who can realize some challenges nurses have and discuss some opportunities of positive changes.

Credibility and Accuracy of the Sources

Being a nurse, I was dedicated to judging the reliability and accuracy of all the resources I used in my research on occurrence of burnout among nurses. I embarked on this process by scrutinizing the literature in detail and confirming that the publications came from authentic, peer-reviewed scientific journals. This step enabled me to feel safe of the research team’s reliability and to be sure of the good quality of data collected. I followed it by a thorough examination of the authors’ professional reputation, association, and potential bias. I searched for the aspect of their excellence and influence as the nursing and healthcare community researchers. In addition, I made sure to cross check the facts with other reliable sources e.g. government reports, industry publications and experts’ opinions to authenticate the research information and so to improve the strength accuracy of my data. My attitude remained critical the entire time. Through my research, I scrutinized the methodologies, sample sizes, and overall quality comparisons of the research to determine whether it was relevant and appropriate regarding the issues facing burnout among nurses.

Annotated Bibliography

Aiken, L. H., Sermeus, W., Van den Heede, K., Sloane, D. M., Busse, R., McKee, M., Bruyneel, L., Rafferty, A. M., Griffiths, P., Moreno-Casbas, M. T., Tishelman, C., Scott, A., Brzostek, T., Kinnunen, J., Schwendimann, R., Heinen, M., Zikos, D., Sjetne, I. S., … & Kutney-Lee, A. (2012). Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: Cross-sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States. British Medical Journal, 344, e1717. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e1717: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e1717

This article examines results from surveys in Europe and the US where the patients’ safety and satisfaction as well as hospital services were evaluated by the nurses and patients themselves. The work concludes that the analyzed sample includes more than 60,000 nurses and 130,000 patients to evaluate nurse staffing levels, work environment, and patients’ experiences. Evidence shows that there is a statistically significant association between nurse staffing and patient outcomes which involve lower rates of adverse events and more patient satisfaction for those with high nurse staffing levels. Secondly, this article emphasizes the nurses’ perceptions of their workplace conditions like enough staffing and also leadership support in affecting the patient safety and satisfaction. As the article highlights, nursing factors play a key role in patient outcomes, and it calls for more committed nursing personnel and improvement of work environments to advance the quality of hospital care worldwide.

Lasch, K. M., & Leiter, M. P. (2016). Toward a better understanding of nurse burnout: A multidimensional perspective on work stress, burnout, and coping. Journal of Nursing Administration, 46(1), 38-47. doi: 10.1097/00000003-20160600000042 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4911781/)

The following article is about nurse burnout, not merely from one aspect, as the concept includes work stress, burnout and coping mechanisms. The article covers in depth all of the factors which contribute to nurse burnout, taking into account both individual and organizational factors. The article systematically reviews and conducts empirical research to find out different stressors involved in nursing work environment as for example high patient loads, extended working hours and interaction conflicts. Along with that, the authors also talk about indications of burnout for nurses’ since it affects their well-being, job satisfaction, and retention rates highlighting the importance of effective coping strategies and organizational support systems. Furthermore, the article highlights the role of organizational elements, including the leadership style, the communication pattern, and the productivity culture, in the improvement or worsen of nurse burnout. Overall, this article increases the understanding of nurses burn outs at the multistage level and provides useful information to the healthcare organizations and policy makers that are struggling to curb this issue.

Aiken, L. H., Clarke, S. P., Sloane, D. M., Lake, E. T., & Chen, W. H. (2018). Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction. Journal of the American Medical Association, 319(10), 1044-1053. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.0111 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12387650/)

The Article intends to examine the relationships between hospital nurse staffing levels and patients, nurses and workers’ engagements in terms of patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction. The authors perform a thorough review of data from U.S. hospitals that enables them to identify how the staffing levels of nurses are intertwined with service delivery to patients and their satisfaction. There are striking results from the research showing the clustering of lower nurse staffing with higher mortality rates of patients, higher levels of the nursing staff burnout, and increased dissatisfaction among the nurses. The article puts a big emphasis on sufficient nurse staffing level as the way to protect the patients’ safety and the satisfaction of the working of nurses which is a hint of the implications of the health policies and the rules and regulations of the health sector. The article gives irreplaceable information about the complex balance of the nurse staffing, patient outcomes and the dynamics of the nursing workforce, and that’s why administration is a valuable thing in the attempt to improve staffing levels and the quality of care, hospital-based management.

Stamm, B. H. (2016). Strategies for mitigating nurse burnout and improving patient outcomes. American Journal of Nursing, 116(6), 40-48. doi: 10.1097/00000003-20160600000042 (https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5123&context=doctoral)

The author looks in this article at a range of ways for how better nurse experiences and better patient results get achieved. With drawing upon prior research literature and empirical data, the writer proposes and further discusses efficient strategies to prevent burnout among nursing professionals. In particular, resilience and self-care among nurses, creating a work environment, introducing managing techniques, and giving nurses opportunities for professional growth and advancement were mentioned key strategies. The article reaffirms the significance of dealing with the issue of nurse burnout not only for the welfare of nurses, but rather also for the standard of care to patients. Thus, the implementation of these policies will build up atmospheres that nurture wellbeing among the nurses and guarantee good patient results.

What I Learned from the Study and Acquired Knowledge

Compiling an annotated bibliography has given me the rare chance to understand this complicated topic (nurse burnout) on a multi-dimensional level and the role it plays in patient care. By conducting thorough exploration of numerous research articles including those of Aiken et al. (2018) and Stamm (2016), I managed to overcome some deep insights into the complex issues nurses’ burnout entails. These scientific studies explain that the extent of workload, staffing levels, and organizational support determine the occurrence of burnout among nursing professionals at a significant rate. Furthermore, they point out that they draw the disability of the burned-out nurses on the patients’ outcomes, insisting on the importance of solution finding methods as early as possible. At the deeper side of the literature pool, I got an understanding of the different ways nurses are protected from burnout and the models used to improve patient care. The different studies came up with different ways of dealing with the problem ranging from giving self-care tips to nurses through facilitating supportive work environments and introducing effective mechanisms for managing workload resulting to burnout among nurses being alleviated. Also, I realized that organization components like leadership settings, cultural environment of workplace play a vital role in affecting nurses’ wellbeing and job attitude. The synthesis of these studies tells me that nurses’ health/wellbeing has been identified as one of the components of ensuring the quality of patients’ care and the overall health outcomes. With the ability to identify the roots of nurses’ burnout, healthcare facilities would be better suited to build a constructive space for nurses and to enhance their patients’ satisfaction. In a way moving ahead, this will help me to accomplish the mission of advocating for systemic reforms and putting evidence-based interventions so as to curtail nursing burnout and patients’ satisfaction will be also realized.