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Dissertation
Use of Self-Care Tools to Decrease Burnout and Promote Well-Being in Psychiatric Healthcare Staff
University of Iowa
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), University of Iowa
Spring 2024
Abstract
Background: Increased workload, staff resignations and mandatory overtime have led to staff reporting increased burnout, stress and anxiety. Increased burnout is leading to poor staff relationships, job satisfaction, staff retention, patient care, and patient outcomes. Burnout is a serious job-related condition that can have significant impacts for staff and patients, can occur in any job sector and can look different for everyone (Melnyk et al., 2020, Lluch et al., 2022 & Dall’Ora et al., 2020). Purpose: This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project focused on creating a new Tranquility Room (TR) for employees with the goal of improving staff well-being, decreasing feelings of stress and anxiety related to burnout, and providing staff with education about self-care to promote a sense of employee empowerment with an improved work-life balance. Methods: The population is all clinical staff (n-45) at an adult, inpatient psychiatric hospital. Pre- (n-18) & post-intervention (n-9) surveys are completed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory and a Self-Care Assessment Checklist before and after staff uses the TR a minimum of three times per week. Findings: With continued nursing shortages, increased reports of burnout, poor staff retention, and increased job dissatisfaction, led to the creation of the TR. When comparing the pre- & post-intervention scores staff self-reported decreased burnout by 20% or higher, decreased anxiety by 20% or higher and increased utilization of self-care tools by 20% or higher. Discussion: Creating the TR offered staff a place for relaxation and was effective at decreasing feelings of stress & anxiety related to burnout, decreased anxiety and providing self-care education increased use of self-care tools. Healthcare organizations should be aware that the best management of burnout is prevention, and employee education programs in conjunction with improvements to staff work environments have been effective and decreasing burnout, stress and anxiety.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Use of Self-Care Tools to Decrease Burnout and Promote Well-Being in Psychiatric Healthcare Staff
- Creators
- Shelly Lynn Menard - University of Iowa
- Contributors
- Daniel Wesemann (Chair) - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Project Type
- Poster
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), University of Iowa
- Degree in
- Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Date degree season
- Spring 2024
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- Number of pages
- 1 page
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2024 Shelly Lynn Menard
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing; Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
- Record Identifier
- 9984627257102771
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