Burnout Amongst Nurses: Case Study

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Burnout amongst nurses
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Table of Contents
Executive summary.........................................................................................................................2
Defining the concept of burnout......................................................................................................2
Reasons for burnout among nursing staff........................................................................................2
Impact of burnout............................................................................................................................3
Recommendations............................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Executive summary
In recent times, nursing has become one of the most demanding and challenging
professions. Nursing professionals form an integral component of the healthcare team. The
profession demands hard work, devotion, and skill from all nursing personnel, and in order to
become successful they must demonstrate qualities of interpersonal skill, commitment, and
presence of mind (Glerean et al., 2017). The basic purpose of this particular literature report is to
analyse the cause of nursing burnout and the impact that it creates. The report argues that if
burnout amongst nurses remains unattended and unchecked, it might result in business and
operational challenges for healthcare organisations.
Defining the concept of burnout
According to the World Health Organisation (2019) occupational burnout refers to a
syndrome that is a direct consequence of occupation associated stress, predominantly
characterized by feelings of exertion or energy depletion, increase in mental disturbance and
distress, cynicism associated to one's occupation, feelings of negativism, and decreased
professional efficiency. Burnout has also been described by Christina Maslach as
depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, or decreased feelings of work associated individual
accomplishments (Maslach, 2017). Burnout amongst the nurses is described by disengagement in
the profession, and not only does it undermine motivation of the nursing professionals to care for
their patients, but also results in feelings of hopelessness and misery.