A Correlational Study Measuring Burnout and Resilience Among Nurse Educators
Jessica Ochs1, Cynthia Mitsakis, Richard Ochberg
1About the Authors Jessica Ochs, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CNE, FNAP, is a professor, Endicott College Cummings School of Nursing, Beverly, Massachusetts. Cynthia Mitsakis, PhD, RN, CEN, CNE, is an associate professor, Endicott College Cummings School of Nursing. Richard Ochberg, PhD, is an adjunct professor, Salem State University, Salem, Massachusetts. For more information, contact Dr. Ochs at jochs@endicott.edu .
Nursing Education Perspectives
|May 31, 2024
Summary
Nurse faculty burnout, a cause of shortages, may decrease with resilience. Even average resilience scores showed emotional exhaustion, suggesting job structure changes are needed for widespread relief.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Occupational Health
- Psychology
Background:
- Nurse faculty shortage is a critical issue in healthcare education.
- Burnout is a significant contributing factor to this shortage.
- Resilience may be a potential mitigating factor for burnout.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between resilience and burnout among nurse faculty.
- To identify specific burnout profiles (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization) in relation to resilience levels.
- To inform interventions aimed at reducing burnout in nurse educators.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative analysis of resilience scores and burnout indicators (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization) in nurse faculty.
- Comparison of burnout experiences across different resilience score levels (unusually low vs. average).
Main Results:
- Faculty with unusually low resilience reported high emotional exhaustion and depersonalization.
- Faculty with average resilience scores also experienced significant emotional exhaustion.
- Burnout profiles varied based on resilience levels, with severe profiles linked to low resilience.
Conclusions:
- Interventions to enhance resilience may decrease severe burnout profiles in nurse educators.
- Addressing emotional exhaustion, a prevalent issue, likely requires structural job changes.
- Resilience-building strategies are important but may not fully resolve widespread burnout.
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