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Summary
Nursing students experience significant burnout, similar to working nurses. Understanding their lived experiences is key to developing targeted interventions for prevention.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Psychology
- Student Well-being
Background:
- Burnout is a recognized issue among healthcare professionals.
- Previous quantitative studies indicate nursing students experience burnout at levels comparable to practicing nurses.
- A deeper understanding of the lived experience of burnout in nursing students is needed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the essence of burnout as experienced by nursing students.
- To identify specific themes related to nursing student burnout.
- To inform the development of targeted prevention strategies for nurse educators.
Main Methods:
- A qualitative phenomenological research design was employed.
- Twenty-eight sophomore nursing students were interviewed about their experiences with burnout.
- Colaizzi's phenomenological method was used for data analysis.
Main Results:
- Nine major theme clusters emerged from the students' descriptions.
- These themes included engulfing demands, time pressure, lack of outlets, physical and emotional debilitation, concentration difficulties, decreased motivation, impeded relationships, and coping attempts.
- The findings highlight the multifaceted nature of burnout in this population.
Conclusions:
- Nursing students experience a profound and complex phenomenon of burnout.
- Identifying these specific themes provides a foundation for faculty to design effective, targeted interventions.
- Preventing burnout in undergraduate nursing students is crucial for their well-being and future practice.