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Introducing a Resiliency Bundle for Home Care Nurses.
Unger, Candace.
  • Unger C; Candace Unger, DNP, MSN, RN, PHN , is Resource/Intake Nurse, Home Care Department, Children's Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Home Healthc Now ; 40(4): 202-208, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1909038
ABSTRACT
Home healthcare (HHC) nurses are experiencing stress and burnout related to high workloads, isolation on the job, and COVID-19 restrictions. A literature review found numerous interventions effective in reducing nurse burnout through building resiliency and decreasing moral distress. The purpose of this evidence-based project was to improve resiliency and decrease the risk of burnout in HHC nurses through the introduction of a resiliency bundle. The following resiliency bundle interventions were implemented a) gratitude strategies, b) connecting with co-workers, c) storytelling, and d) resiliency training. Duffy's Quality-Caring Model and Neal's Theory of Home Health Nursing Practice framed the project. The interventions were implemented in an HHC department at a large Midwestern pediatric hospital. Outcomes were measured using a pre- and postimplementation resiliency and burnout survey, which used a Likert scale to allow for quantitative analysis. Fourteen nurses completed the presurvey, 11 completed the postsurvey, and 10 completed both pre- and postsurveys. Results showed no statistically significant change in resiliency or burnout after implementation; however, nurses expressed desire to continue using the bundle pieces, especially the gratitude strategies, connecting with co-workers, and sharing stories. Leadership should take burnout risk in HHC nurses seriously and look for innovative ways to promote resiliency.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Burnout, Professional / COVID-19 / Home Care Services Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Reviews Limits: Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Home Healthc Now Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Burnout, Professional / COVID-19 / Home Care Services Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials / Reviews Limits: Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Home Healthc Now Year: 2022 Document Type: Article