ABSTRACT
Nurses experience high levels of burnout, and this has become a major factor in recruitment and retention of nurses. Several factors have been associated with burnout, but it is not clear which factors are the most significant predictors. Understanding the most prevalent factors that are associated with burnout will allow for the development and implementation of interventions to ameliorate and/or reduce burnout in the nursing workforce.
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Burnout, Professional , Nurses , Nursing Staff , Humans , Job Satisfaction , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Health professionals, including nurses, are vulnerable to burnout, which occurs when chronic stress is not managed. COVID-19 led to nurses working in stressful environments, and being required to work mandatory overtime. The result was an increase in burnout. Nurses exhibited physical, psychological, emotional, and behavioral signs of burnout. There are several ways that nurses can mitigate the situation and have more control over burnout. Nurses need to work together to support each other, including supporting the leader. There are several actions, such as mindfulness activities and maintaining a healthy lifestyle that can help prevent burnout.
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Burnout, Professional , COVID-19 , Mindfulness , Nurses , Burnout, Professional/prevention & control , Burnout, Professional/psychology , Humans , SARS-CoV-2 , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Unit nurses provide care to patients with serious health conditions. Often antibiotics are recommended to fight infections. Sometimes patients are on proton pump inhibitors (PPI). Antibiotics and PPIs may lead to diarrhea, causing the patient more discomfort, and possibly leading to a more serious infection. One serious infection is caused by Clostridium difficile, which causes death in some cases. About 75% of patients on antibiotics may not need antibiotics. Several studies showed less diarrhea in patients on probiotics. However, probiotics cause harm to some patients, which needs to be considered. Nurses need to ensure that antibiotic stewardship is followed.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Diarrhea/drug therapy , Evidence-Based Practice , Vancomycin/therapeutic use , Clostridioides difficile/isolation & purification , Critical Care Nursing , Cross Infection/prevention & control , Diarrhea/chemically induced , Humans , Intensive Care Units , Proton Pump Inhibitors/adverse effects , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Health literacy is a significant concern for Americans. Understanding health information is vital in addressing issues of access, quality, and affordability. If nurses are not able to teach patients effectively about their conditions and treatments, outcomes will be adversely affected. Providing information in ways that are appropriate for the patient's health literacy level is a step toward decreasing health disparities and increasing patient compliance. Online information can be useful to both nurses and patients.
