Strategies for Managing Burnout at Addu Equatorial Healthcare

This report investigates workplace burnout at Addu Equatorial Healthcare, focusing on the prevalence and management of burnout among care nurses and healthcare professionals. It begins by providing an organizational background, highlighting the services offered and the significance of addressing burnout due to its impact on patient care and employee well-being. The report identifies key stakeholders, including care nurses, HR, and ward managers, and their roles in burnout management. A health need assessment tool/model is used to identify factors influencing burnout, such as emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and to evaluate staff coping mechanisms. The methodology of data collection and analysis is detailed, followed by the presentation of health need assessment findings. Recommendations are proposed to create a healthier working environment, improve role allocation, and enhance staff engagement and motivation. The report also includes a self-reflection using Kolb’s learning style, emphasizing experiential learning. The conclusion underscores the importance of workplace health and the effectiveness of health need assessments in enhancing well-being. The report is supported by a list of references.

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TABLE OF CONTENT
 INTRODUCTION
 ORGANIZATIOAL BACKGROUND
 BURNOUT MANAGEMENT
 STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED AND THEIR
ENGAGEMENT IN BURNOUT MANAGEMENT
 HEALTH NEED ASSESSMENT TOOL/MODEL
 METHODOLOGY OF DATA COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS
 HEALTH NEED ASSESSMENT FINDINGS
 RECOMMENDATIONS PROPOSED
 BUSINESS CASE
 SELF REFLECTION USING KOLB’S LEARNING STYLE
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
In context with workplace, well-being and health, a
healthy working environment is the one in which the
workers as well as the managers can positively
collaborate to protect as well as promote the well-
being, safety as well as the well-being of every care
worker and the long term viability of healthcare
organization.

ORGANIZATIOAL BACKGROUND
 It is one of the hospital in Maldives which has most of
the services available.
 Tertiary Level government City Hospital.
 All departments function independently.
 Provide speciality services, diagnostic and preventive
care.

CONT.
 This healthcare centre was formally opened by
the president of Maldives. It plays a important
role to improve the image of the country in
international market.
 The halls and rooms of the health are named
on the basis of the some cultural and historic
places of the country.

SERVICES PROVIDED
 Nursing: IPD, NICU, ICU, ER, Isolation ward, Blood
transfusion unit, Dialysis, LIU, ANC Clinic, Flu
Clinic, RRT, Dental care unit, Opthalmology
department, Covid facility, Theatres, Chemotherapy
unit, CSSD.
 Doctors: Internal medicine, General consultation,
Opthalmology, Anesthesiology, Dentistry, ENT.
 Admin: Attendants, Laundry, Security, Drivers,
Maintenance, House keeping, Budget, HR.
 PHU: Immunization, RRT, Public health
prevention, Community health services.
 LAB and PHYSIO: X-ray, Physiotherapy,
Covid PCR, Diagnostic investigations, MRI,
CT, Mammogram.
 Front Office: OPD Services.

Area assessed
 The worldwide evidences can empower that the
care nursing professionals generally have the
greatest prevalence of the stress generally due to
the nature of work.

BURNOUT MANAGEMENT
 The management of risk or burnout within the
healthcare can involve a clinical as well as an
administrative systems, the processes as well as the
reports that are effectively employed to detect,
monitor as well as can access, mitigate and can
prevent then specific risks.

CONT.
 They can prevent the issues with the records of the
patients, the administrative systems and many more.
 In this, the preparation of the well-being care burnout
management has generally concentrated on the essential
role regarding the safety of the patients as well as the
reduction of the medical errors which jeopardize the
capability of healthcare organization to accomplish its
effective missions as well as can protect them against
the financial liability.

CONT.
 A system review and meta-analysis found that,
burnout is most common among nursing
professions due to heavy demands of
workload, the interpersonal conflicts as well as
the long hours.
 The study identified that link of high burnout
level can alter about 66% safety of the patients.

CONT.
 The burnout of care nurses generally poses a
critical threat to give a quality care services
within Addu Equatorial healthcare organization
and is generally associated with the negative
working conditions towards the patient
mortality.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ISSUE.
 Most of the care nurses within Addu Equatorial
Healthcare organization generally reports of various
mental health problems like stress of occupational
due to having negative influence of the working
environment.