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Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Theses/Dissertations

Burn out; Nursing; Intervention

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Effects Of A Mindfulness Intervention On Nurse Burnout, Sandra Elanges Feb 2023

Effects Of A Mindfulness Intervention On Nurse Burnout, Sandra Elanges

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, nurse retention was a known issue; current nurse retention has worsened. This project examined the burnout of nurses and offered some potential interventions to assist in retaining nurses in the field of nursing.

Purpose

To determine whether a six-week online mindfulness intervention improved the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) scores of nurse participants.

Methods

This project used a convenience snowball sample of participants recruited through social media platforms including Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, AllNurses, and word of mouth. This quantitative quasi-experimental design utilized pre- and post-testing to measure baseline burnout and evaluate the intervention’s efficacy. The …