The Social Ecology of Burnout: A framework for research on nurse practitioner burnout
Rosalind de Lisser1, Jana Lauderdale2, Mary S Dietrich3
1School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Background:
The U.S. health system is burdened by rising costs, workforce shortages, and unremitting burnout. Well-being interventions have emerged in response, yet data suggest that the work environment is the problem. Nurse practitioner (NP) burnout is associated with structural and relational factors in the work environment, practice autonomy, and hierarchical leadership.
Purpose:
We explore the unique social, cultural, and political environment in which NPs work through the lens of social ecology and present the Social Ecology of Burnout (SEB) framework.
Methods:
We review current burnout frameworks in the context of the NP practice environment and discuss the SEB, specifically exploring psychological safety and its influence on burnout.
Findings:
Psychological safety, work environment, and policy are presented within the SEB and solutions which empower NPs are considered.
Discussion:
Our framework can serve as a guide for future nursing research, practice, and policy.
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