Document Type
Poster
Associated Faculty
Dr. Valerie Herbert
Sponsoring Academic Department
School of Nursing
Publication Date
2025
Abstract/ Summary
Prediction tools that assess nursing burnout within newly graduated nurses in critical care since the outbreak of COVID-19 allow for better understanding of the decreased rates for nursing job satisfaction, fatigue among nurses, and high stress rates that create undesirable conditions. This posed the question: within RNs that work in critical care, will yearly training to create a safe work environment and mental health resources provided by nursing management reduce burnout levels within 5 years of employment, compared to RNs with fewer resources, in the United States? A literature search for this research was narrowed on PubMed and CINAHL. The following terms were used: nursing burnout, critical care, intervention, and 12 sources were chosen out of over 1,000 results. Inclusion criteria included peer-reviewed journal articles and systematic reviews from 2019 to present, with a focus on burnout in critical care nurses.. Limitations include newly graduated nurses, studies in the last 5 years, and must include data from the United States. The literature indicated the integration of stress reduction techniques created positive changes in health behavior and the decrease of nursing burnout in new graduates. Examples of stress reduction techniques include reducing patient load for nurses, proper resources on the unit, and physical and mental health encouragement from nurse management and leaders. The literature supports healthcare organizations implementing stress reduction strategies for new nurses, thus ensuring adequate knowledge for a full critical care assignment.
Repository Citation
Durocher, Sarah M.; Verneau, Colleen; Chabot, Haylee; and Doherty, Liam, "Critical Care Nurse Burnout in America" (2025). Non-Thesis Student Work. 86.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/student_work/86
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