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Development Of An Evidence-Based Program To Address Burnout And Resilience In Nursing, Heather Zink
Development Of An Evidence-Based Program To Address Burnout And Resilience In Nursing, Heather Zink
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Abstract
Problem: Public health nurses at a county health department are experiencing burnout because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Purpose: The purpose of this program development project was to address burnout in public health nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic through assessment and recommended resilience interventions.
Methods: Two survey tools to measure burnout and resilience were distributed to 70 public health nurses. A literature review using the Wiederman framework for battling burnout and building resilience guided the development of the resilience toolkit.
Intervention: A resilience toolkit consisting of evidence-based interventions, budgets, assessment tools, an example plan, and posters was developed for the …