This document discusses burnout in students and provides information about its causes, signs and symptoms, and ways to prevent and treat it. Burnout is defined as emotional and physical exhaustion resulting from exposure to stressors. It can be caused by taking on too heavy a course load, lack of sleep, poor grades, lack of free time, and family/financial troubles. Signs include constant exhaustion, lack of motivation, frustration, poor grades, difficulty focusing, and depression/anxiety. The document recommends preventing burnout by getting enough sleep, exercising, practicing mindfulness, seeking help from counseling services, and learning to say no and find a work-life balance.

1. Community Health Project: Burnout in Students
STUDENTS: KERBY R., ABIGAIL H., JACE M.,LEXI F.,BADEN P., JARED B.
COURSE: NURS 4300 COMMUNITY HEALTH

2. What is
Burnout?
Do you ever feel like you’re going to be
crushed by your to do list? Or you have
this high bar set for yourself but each
day it seems like that bar is getting
higher and you're stretching more and
more to get there? Or that you messed
up in one way or another and there is
no way you’ll be able to recover from
the set back? You very well might be
struggling with burnout.
- Burnout is the emotional and physical
exhaustion that is the result of exposure
to environmental and internal stressors.
Or also defined as a psychological state
thought to be a stress reaction to ones
reduced ability to meet the demands of
their occupation.

3. The Cause
- This can be as simple or complex as you want to make it, but bottom line is
burnout comes from putting more on your plate than you can handle. Or being
able to handle said metaphoric plate for a time until it crushes you.
- Examples:
◦ Too large of a course load.
◦ Lack of adequate sleep/unhealthy sleeping pattern.
◦ Low grades or a single poor score.
◦ A lack of free time and therefore a lack of social interactions, hobbies, and life.
◦ Impossibly high expectations/requirements.
◦ Family trouble, financial trouble, relationship trouble.
◦ The list could go on, but I think you understand…Also we hope these Memes
are painting a clear picture.

4. Signs and Symptoms
- You’ll know it when you see it, but here are just a few more frequent symptoms of a burnout.
◦ Constant exhaustion
◦ Lack of motivation
◦ Constant frustration
◦ Suffering grades
◦ Difficulty paying attention
◦ Feeling disengaged with family, friends, and peers
◦ Depression/anxiety
◦ Eating disorder: Binge eating to cover emotions. A lack of eating or even bulimia
◦ Substance abuse: Large in the college aged scene, we look for a way to escape our perceived reality

5. Now What? Prevention/Treatment
- So, you know what burnout is, big deal, if we don’t know what to do about it, it doesn’t matter how much
we know.
◦ First and foremost, Take warning signs seriously
◦ Recognize early signs and symptoms and recognize where these feelings are originating from
◦ Learn how to say “no” as well as “enough is enough”
◦ Sleep!!!! 7-9 hours of sleep are recommended for ages 18-25
◦ Exercise
◦ DSU Human Performance Center/Campus Recreation/DSU ORAC
◦ Get outside!!! Set time aside to enjoy the place you live
◦ Well balanced diet
◦ DSU food pantry

6. Now What?
Cont.
◦ Practice mindfulness and self-care
◦ Booth Health and Wellness Center
◦ Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Know your
limits and be okay saying “No”
◦ Find the “off” switch. Its different for everyone but
learn the skill of leaving school at school from time to
time when appropriate as well leaving work at work
when you clock out.
◦ Don’t be afraid to ask for help and reach out.
◦ Booth Health and Wellness Center
◦ This is why we have friends and family