Strategies for reducing stress and burnout in nursing
1Department of Nursing and Midwifery, De Montfort University, Leicester.
British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
|January 9, 1997
Summary
This study explores nursing stress, identifying specific daily work events that cause psychological distress for student nurses. It highlights the need for strategies to reduce occupational stress and burnout in this demanding profession.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health Psychology
- Nursing Studies
Background:
- Occupational stress is a significant concern in nursing.
- Existing models of stress include stimulus, response, and cognitive-phenomenological-transactional (CPT) approaches.
- The concept of occupational stress as an industrial disease has been proposed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the nursing experience of stress.
- To identify strategies for personal and organizational stress reduction and burnout prevention.
- To investigate the nature and impact of psychologically distressing events for postregistration nurses.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of stress models.
- Focus on personal and organizational stress reduction strategies.
- Presentation of a small-scale research study on perceived stressors in nursing.
Main Results:
- Certain daily work stimuli are consistently perceived as psychologically traumatizing by student nurses.
- Nursing is an emotionally demanding occupation.
- Further research is needed on cognitive processing of stressors by nurses.
Conclusions:
- Occupational stress significantly impacts nurses' psychological well-being.
- Effective personal and organizational strategies are crucial for managing nursing stress and burnout.
- Understanding how nurses cognitively process daily stressors is vital for future interventions.
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