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NURSE SHORT-STAFFING3
Nurse Short-Staffing Has a Negative Impact On Nurses’ Professional and Personal Lives and Patient Care Outcomes
Melissa Whiting
Indiana State University
English 305T:301 Technical Writing
Professor J D Wireman
November 7, 2022
Table of Contents1.List of illustrations22.Abstract23. Introduction23.1 Background23.2 Problem/Issue33.3 Purpose43.4 Scope44. Discussion44.1 Forms of Nurse Short-staffing44.2 Negative Impact of Nurse Short-Staffing On Nurses’ Professional and Personal Lives5Figure 1 above shows that 31.5 percent of RNs with burnout report intent to leave their current facilities or nursing field while only 8 percent of RNs without burnout have intent to leave.104.3 Negative Impact of Nurse Short-Staffing On Patient Care Outcomes105.Conclusion156.Recommendations157.References16
Nurse Short-Staffing Has a Negative Impact On Nurses’ Professional and Personal Lives and Patient Care Outcomes
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presents the themes of burnout and job dissatisfaction that nurses experience when they are short-staffed.
Themes |
Findings |
Supporting Quotes |
Burnout |
One of the symptoms of burnout that nurses experience when they are understaffed is depersonalization |
“Sometimes I’m so overwhelmed by my duties that I resent my patients. I feel like they are disturbing me when they need my help” (Participant 2, RN). |
Job dissatisfaction |
Nurses are constantly disrupted when a unit does not have enough nurses with specific expertise, such as wound VAC procedure training |
“Only three nurses in the facility are trained on wound VAC procedure. I’m one of those nurses, and I’m pulled out of my responsibilities thrice weekly to attend to wound VAC patients. Complications might require the procedure to take at least an hour. The constant disruptions and work overload have stopped me from enjoying my job” (Participant 20, RN). |
shows the percentage of nurses with intent to leave their current hospital comparing nurses with burnout to those without burnout.
above shows that 31.5 percent of RNs with burnout report intent to leave their current facilities or nursing field while only 8 percent of RNs without burnout have intent to leave.
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Percentage of RNs reporting intent to leave. RNs with burnout vs RNs without burnout
RNs with burnout31.5RNs without burnout8
Burnout/without burnout
Percentage of RNs reporting intent to leave