Burnout and intent to leave during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study of New Jersey hospital nurses.
J Nurs Manag
; 30(6): 1913-1921, 2022 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1816607
ABSTRACT
AIM:
The aim of this work is to examine staffing, personal protective equipment (PPE) adequacy and physical exhaustion that contributed to burnout and intent to leave among hospital nurses during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.BACKGROUND:
Burnout is associated with adverse nurse and patient outcomes. Identifying the magnitude of burnout that occurred during the pandemic can prepare managers for the long-term mental health effects on nurses.METHODS:
A cross-sectional, electronic survey was administered to examine perceptions of burnout and intent to leave among all New Jersey hospital nurses from October 6 to October 26, 2020.RESULTS:
A total of 3030 nurses responded with 64.3% reporting burnout and 36.5% reporting intent to leave the hospital within a year. There was a significant association between high levels of burnout and intent to leave (χ2 = 329.4; p = .001). There was no association between staffing and burnout; however, reporting inadequate PPE (OR = 1.77 [95% CI 1.34-2.34]) and physical exhaustion (OR = 3.89 [95% CI 3.19-4.76]) remained predictors of burnout among nurses.CONCLUSION:
Inadequate PPE and physical exhaustion coupled with short staffing contributed to burnout and intent to leave. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT Managers should continue to utilize evidence-based mental health interventions and advocate within their nursing professional organizations for relief funds to reduce burnout.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Burnout, Professional
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COVID-19
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Nurses
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Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Nurs Manag
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jonm.13647
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