Nursing Interventions for Burnout and Suicidal Thoughts in Medical Residents: A Case Study

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Assignment
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Question 1a & 1b
Suicidal thoughts
Mr.Chang faces a high occurrence of suicidal thoughts. He is experiencing a lot of emotional
and distress pain emanating from his workplace, inability to tend for his family and mental
distress subjected to him during inquiry investigation in his practice. The patient has
exhibited various symptoms and his action portrays his habits. This is a high risk for the
patient in that he has convinced himself that what he is going through is self-inflicted and
thus don't require any medical management. Research has shown that many medical
residents often experience burnout and suicidal thoughts, (van der, Dillingh, Bakker, Prins,
2008). This is evident for patient Chang, as he has experienced intense burn out from his
workload, threatening his health status.
Nursing intervention
Nursing intervention suitable for Mr. Chang is ensuring that he is not left alone at home. As a
nurse, seeking help is of importance within the first 24-48 hours and caring for the patient till
adequate recovery at a health facility. This is key in enhancing patient support and in line
with NMBA standards of care on providing high nursing intention to enhance patient safety
and seek better health outcomes.
Question 2a and 2b
Burn out
The patient is suffering from long-term work exhaustion and stress which is preventing him
from taking part in activities such as his parental role at home. The patient is currently
undergoing various stressing issues such as feeling exhaustion, losing motivation, losing
passion and emotional withdrawal even from his family. Studies have linked burn out to be
job-related mental impairment, (Awa, Plaumnn & Walter, 2010). The patient has occasioned
a negative self-evaluation especially from pressure to deliver for his work and to balance
between his promotion and family roles. Burnout for the patient could be linked to job
dissatisfaction aiming to offer his best practice for the converted promotion position, (Paris &
Hoge, 2010).
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