Introducing a Resiliency Bundle for Home Care Nurses.
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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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Burnout, Professional
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COVID-19
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Home Care Services
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
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Reviews
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Home Healthc Now
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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