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1. Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Nursing Burnout
Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Nursing BurnoutPrevalence of and Factors
Associated With Nursing BurnoutCimiotti, J., Gandrakota, N., Shah, M. (2021) Prevalence of
and Factors Associated With Nursing Burnout in the US. Retrieved from Prevalence of and
Factors Associated With Nurse Burnout in the US | Nursing | JAMA Network Open | JAMA
NetworkThis article examines the survey data from more than 50,000 registered nurses in
the United States and found that nurses who leave their job 31% reported it was due to
burnout and those who work in the hospital and work more than 20 hours per week are
associated with greater risk of burnout. This is expected to increase with the demands of
Covid-19. The strength of this article is it examines a large amount of nurses in various care
settings. A weakness of the article is it did not assess degrees in nursing practice
categories.Glassman, E. (2020) Developing a mentor program to improve and retention.
Retrieved from Developing a mentor program to improve and retention – American Nurse
(myamericannurse.com)This article examines the benefit of a mentor program that goes
beyond new hire orientation. Evidence shows that mentorship can be effective if the unit
and its leaders make a commitment to it. Employees were asked to stay on their unit for 2
years, 70% of nurses were retained on the unit after being part of the mentorship program.
Strengths of this article are a guide for success to successfully implement a mentorship
program. Weakness of the article is data is not given for employee satisfaction or
improvement throughout the mentorship program, just at the beginning and end.Handzel, S.
(2021) Mentorship during the pandemic: A community-based hospital’s approach.
Retrieved from Mentorship during the pandemic: A community-based hospital’s approach |
Wolters KluwerThis article also examines the benefit of a mentorship program. It was found
after just 3 months of a mentorship program that satisfaction scores trended higher than
before the program. Job satisfaction also trended higher, while intent to stay did not
compare to previous results. Considering the influence of the pandemic on bedside nurses
and the working environment it is important to look further into why intent to stay did not
improve through the program which was a weakness of this article. A strength of the article
is it took place on 8 measure units which allowed a better look into how mentorship can
work for acute hospital nurses to prevent burn out and it gave insight into implementing
the program. Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Nursing BurnoutHassan, N.,
Mudallal, R., Othman, W. (2017) Nurses’ Burnout: The Influence of Leader Empowering
Behaviors, Work Conditions, and Demographic Traits. Retrieved from Nurses’ Burnout: The
Influence of Leader Empowering Behaviors, Work Conditions, and Demographic Traits

2. (nih.gov)This article is on a study that was conducted to assess the level of burnout in
nurses and investigates the influence of leader empowering behaviors. The importance of
nurse leaders in improving work conditions and motivating nurses to decrease burnout,
turnover rates, and improve the quality of nursing care is highlighted. A strength of this
article is it included a variety of nurses from 11 hospitals and with at least 6 months of
experience to fully assess burnout influences as well as gives insight into where burnout is
impacting healthcare. A weakness of the article is not using nurses in different care settings
to compare the influence of different workload on burnout.Kluwer, W. (2020) Leadership’s
role in helping nurses during COVID-19. Retrieved from Leadership’s role in helping nurses
during COVID-19 | Wolters KluwerThis article examines the changes in nursing practice
related to Covid-19 and how that has impacted nursing burnout. Moral distress has
increased and can be a significant factor in burnout, possibly threatening the stability of the
workforce. Strengths of this article are analysing recommendations for nurse leaders and
how they impact bedside nurse burnout. Weakness of the article is intervention results
aren’t assessed.Lagasse, J. (2020) Healthcare workers experiencing burnout stress during to
COVID-19 pandemic. Retrieved from Healthcare workers experiencing burnout, stress due
to COVID-19 pandemic | Healthcare Finance NewsThis article aims to understand the causes
of burnout and factors that can protect against it to improve healthcare workers quality of
life and patient’s quality of care. The study measured organization capacity for change,
individuals’ change readiness, hours worked per week, and burnout. It was found that
organizational change capacity impacted burnout scores. As the change capacity of the
organization increased, burnout in healthcare workers decreased. These positive responses
to change further decreased burnout. Strengths of this article are examining organizational
factors in burnout and how when they change so does employee satisfaction. Weakness of
this article is not comparing inpatient vs outpatient organizations.ORDER NOW FOR
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