The Influences Burnout and Lack of Empowerment Have on Creativity in Nursing Faculty
1About the Author Bridget Drafahl, PhD, CNL, CNE, RN-BC, is a nursing manager, Unity Point Health, Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, contact her at bridget.drafahl@unitypoint.org.
Aim:
The aim was to establish a correlation between burnout and lack of empowerment in associate degree nursing faculty and their creativity in the classroom.
Method:
A descriptive, quantitative research study was completed. An email with a survey link was sent to members of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing asking for anonymous, voluntary participation and inviting members to forward to additional faculty; 217 participants completed the survey in its entirety. Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression tests were completed on the data.
Results:
Statistically significant (personal burnout, p = .004; work burnout, p = .003; student burnout, p = .000) relationships were found between burnout and creativity. No relationship was established between lack of empowerment and creativity.
Conclusion:
Nursing faculty who perceived feelings of burnout were less motivated or engaged in their workplace, including interactions with students, which was directly correlated to a decrease in perceived feelings of creativity.
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