Brief Workplace Interventions Addressing Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Teamwork: A Pilot Study
1School of Nursing, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, USA.
Western Journal of Nursing Research
|July 11, 2020
Summary
Brief workplace interventions show promise for reducing nurse burnout and compassion fatigue. Journaling, in particular, improved several key indicators, suggesting feasibility for improving nursing well-being and teamwork.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Occupational Health
- Psychology
Background:
- Burnout and compassion fatigue negatively impact nurses, patients, and healthcare organizations.
- Effective, brief interventions are needed to support nurse well-being and teamwork, which are inversely related to burnout.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of five-minute workplace interventions for nurses.
- To examine the impact of these interventions on burnout, compassion fatigue, and teamwork perceptions.
Main Methods:
- A quasi-experimental pilot study randomized nurses into five groups: meditation, journaling, gratitude, outside, and control.
- Interventions were implemented over a six-week period, with participants engaging during most shifts.
Main Results:
- Effect sizes for burnout (0.495-0.757) and situation monitoring (0.252-1.1) were notable.
- The journaling group demonstrated the most significant improvements in burnout, compassion satisfaction, situation monitoring, and communication.
Conclusions:
- Brief workplace interventions are feasible and acceptable for nurses.
- Preliminary evidence suggests these interventions can positively impact nurse burnout, compassion fatigue, and teamwork, warranting further investigation in larger studies.
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