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Evaluation Of A Peer Support Group Implementation To Reduce Burnout In Nursing Staff On An Acute Inpatient Mental Health Unit, Marilyn Scott
Evaluation Of A Peer Support Group Implementation To Reduce Burnout In Nursing Staff On An Acute Inpatient Mental Health Unit, Marilyn Scott
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: Burnout is feeling emotionally overwhelmed and exhausted due to stress in the workplace. Caring for acute psychiatric patients can impact the mental health of nursing staff and contribute to high-stress levels. Nursing burnout contributes to staffing shortages and increased risk for adverse patient safety events in an acute inpatient mental health unit.
Purpose: The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Quality Improvement (QI) project was to evaluate the impact of a peer support group on burnout reduction in the nursing staff working in an acute inpatient mental health unit.
Methods: A peer support group was implemented …