Positive Emotion Skills Intervention to Address Burnout in Critical Care Nurses
Positive Emotion Skills Intervention to Address Burnout in Critical Care Nurses
Globally, nurses are the largest medical professionalgroup. Besides, nurses perform considerable roles in every aspect of the healthcare system. As such, they have a key voice in subsequent efforts to improve public health. However, recent studies indicate that critical care nurses have continued to experience significant levels of workplace stress, which can lead to burnout (Copeland, 2020).A report provided by Cheung et al. (2020) indicates that burnout rates are gaining considerable growth, with incidences rising from 35% to 45% in the United States per year. Ideally, the intensive care units have remained busy and demanding, especially after the Coronavirus pandemic outbreak. As a result, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare have faced controversies and confrontations due to high mortalities, human suffering, and in a dilemma of ethical decision making.Cheung et al. (2020) have documented that these workplace challenges are inevitable and may contribute to high rates of burnouts, compassion fatigue, and stress. Besides, Cheung et al. (2020) state that these challenges may lead to conflicts with other healthcare professionals, low autonomy, and ineffective management. Thus, effective strategies for addressing nurse burnout must be sought to improve care delivery and foster a better workplace environment.
One of the best ways to improve nurse burnouts is by using positive emotional skills to help nurses adapt and cope with stress. Positive emotion skill intervention is integral in that it increases the positive emotion by teaching nurses how to deal with workplace stress (Cheung et al., 2020). Also, improving nurse-to-patient ratios and including nurses in policy discussions are significant in mitigating burnouts (Copeland, 2020). In short, addressing burnout issues will be substantial in nursing and clinical practice because it will increase autonomy, improve care delivery, and foster effective management.
References
Cheung, E. O., Hernandez, A., Herold, E., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2020). Positive Emotion Skills Intervention to Address Burnout in Critical Care Nurses. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 31(2), 167-178.
Copeland, D. (2020). Brief Workplace Interventions Addressing Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Teamwork: A Pilot Study. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 0193945920938048.