Stress and burnout

Stress and burnout

Stress and burnout are common themes in the nursing profession. New graduate nurses can experience a difficult time transitioning from their schooling to the demands of a job in acute care. The nursing profession can be demanding and new nurses can often feel unequipped to manage all the required responsibilities and feel supported at work. Job satisfaction is important to ensure sustainability and there are also harmful impacts on patient care when nurses experience burnout or feel overwhelmed. Literature has shown that there are high turnover rates for new graduate nurses, linking this to stress and inadequate support in place. There is a great need to identify what will help nurses feel supported at their jobs and how to promote effective and sustainable working environments. This paper will aim to review the literature on this topic and address if establishing stress reduction programs and implementing supports has an impact on job satisfaction and retention amongst new graduate nurses. The research question that this paper aims to answer is: Are new graduate nurses in acute care settings (P) who have access to employer run stress reduction programs (I) compared with those without it (C ) at lower risk of resigning (O) over a 1 year period (T)?