Honors College Theses

Publication Date

4-25-2023

Major

Nursing (BSN)

Document Type and Release Option

Thesis (open access)

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Mandy Hubbard

Abstract

Burnout is becoming increasingly worse for those in the nursing field after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. While all nurses are at risk, ICU nurses are seen as at a higher risk for this increased burnout due to the already high stress environment they are subjected to in their unit. Without proper intervention of this issue, the levels of burnout are expected to continue to remain high, leading to job dissatisfaction, short staffing, and reduced patient satisfaction. The objective of this study is to review the level of burnout among ICU nurses. A burnout study was conducted on ICU nurses in Southeast Georgia utilizing the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) at local rural hospitals. The results from eight nurses conveyed high levels of burnout in the MBI subscales of both emotional exhaustion (EE) and depersonalization (DP) and moderate levels of burnout within the personal accomplishment (PA) subscale within this population. Limitations include remote distribution of the survey, as well as no incentive provided to promote completion of the survey.

Thesis Summary

Burnout is becoming increasingly worse for those in the nursing field after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. ICU nurses are seen as at a higher risk for this increased burnout due to the already high stress environment they are subjected to in their unit. A burnout study was conducted on ICU nurses in Southeast Georgia utilizing the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) at local rural hospitals. The results conveyed high levels of burnout in the MBI subscales of both emotional exhaustion (EE) and depersonalization (DP) and moderate levels of burnout within the personal accomplishment (PA) subscale within this population.

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