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- You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts.
- All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible cited in current APA style with support from at least 1 academic sources for each response.
RESPONSE 1(bianca)
Discussion #6
One of the issues facing advanced nursing practice is nurses being overworked. This is a problem because a high nursing workload reduced the nurses’ efficiency when administering patient care. The nurses also suffer from stress and depression. Many lessons were learned from the presentation assignment on the issues facing advanced nursing practice. One of the prevalent nursing issues in the United States that is yet to be comprehensively addressed is nurse burnout, as elucidated by Delora et al. (2020). As I prepared for the presentation, I conducted extensive research on the magnitude of the problems and learned that many concerning insights surround the issue. One of the findings that I came across was that overworking nurses in advanced nursing practice nursing affects the well-being of these healthcare professionals and adversely impacts the quality of care provided to the patients. By completing the presentation assignment, I have gained a more understanding of the root causes of this issue and the measures that can be assumed to address it.
Firstly, the research by Delora et al. (2020) highlighted that the high nursing workload adversely affects the quality of care provided to the patients. The nurse’s cognitive abilities are often affected once they are overworked. Burnout and fatigue influence their abilities to operate optimally, which may affect patient care. The nurse’s decision-making abilities are also impacted by burnout and fatigue, which can result in delayed interventions, medical errors, and overall decreased patient outcomes. Nurses ensure individuals’ health and well-being (Flaubert et al., 2019). Advanced practice nurses deal with multifaceted issues and specialized procures hence the need to manage their workload to ascertain that they provide high-quality and safe care.
The research findings also highlighted the extensive effects of excessive workload on advanced practice nurses’ health and well-being. According to Flaubert et al. (2019), an excessive workload can affect the mental well-being of nurses by contributing to emotional exhaustion, increased stress, or anxiety levels. Thus, it is imperative to address the issue to ascertain that the mental well-being of nurses is protected. Advanced practice nurses’ physical and mental well-being should be the priority and protected.
Various measures have been recommended in different evidence-based research papers to alleviate the burden of overwork on nurses. One of the proposed measures is appropriate staffing to ascertain enough nurse-to-patient ratios (Sold et al., 2021). Various benefits have been attributed to adequate nurse staffing, such as improved patient outcomes and increased job satisfaction. The work environments for the nurses can be significantly improved by advocating for the appropriate nurse-to-patient ratio.
Reflecting on the presentation assignment, I believe that I approached it in the right way. I started by researching the roles of the advanced practice nurse in providing health care. I then researched the barriers preventing them from providing safe and quality care to patients before focusing on their concern about work overload. If I approached the assignment differently, I would consider incorporating more real-life examples and case studies to further stress the adverse effects of nurse overwork on their well-being and the quality of care provided to the patients.
RESPOSE 2(Alexis)
Thoughts and Reflections about Research Topic
The research topic that I chose to do was regarding “Burnout Syndrome amongst Nurse Practitioners in the Primary Care Setting”. This topic is especially
important to me because I felt like it resonated the most with me. I experienced burnout very badly after COVID and contemplated a full career change from
nursing and even with not even moving forward with Nurse practitioner School. Researching this topic, made me realize that I was not alone and that others in the
healthcare field have or has had similar feelings as myself. In addition, the assignment allowed me to realize the connections and factors with burnout syndrome
not only amongst nurse practitioners but also the impacts on patient care and their needs. Understanding these factors can help develop focused interventions to
minimize burnout and improve primary care NP work environments.
What was learned from this Research Project?
The goal of this research is to improve patient care, NP well-being, and healthcare system efficiency. This presentation will provide evidence-based
information on NP burnout, which could improve nursing and healthcare policies. Key findings and themes from the literature study include the significant
frequency of burnout among primary health care nurses and its association with risk variables. Understanding these variables is essential to understanding NPs’
unique experiences as primary care frontline clinicians and their demands and obligations. For example, Burnout Syndrome was prevalent among primary health
care nurses in a cross-sectional study by Merce’s et al. (2020). They discovered primary care burnout risk factors. In addition, Ruiz-Fernández et al. (2020)
examined burnout, exhaustion, and compassion satisfaction in nurses’ quality of life. Their findings illuminate the complicated relationship between these
characteristics and nurses’ well-being. The literature review emphasizes the importance of the research problem and the necessity to investigate contributing factors
and viable solutions to alleviate primary care NP burnout.
Ethical issues remained a factor in the study as well. NP burnout research ethics included informed permission, confidentiality, privacy, voluntary
involvement, potential emotional distress, and responsible sharing of findings. . First and foremost, informed permission was needed to ensure that all NPs
understood the study’s aim, procedures, risks, and benefits before volunteering. We designed a rigorous informed consent process to address this problem,
providing participants with written material detailing the study’s objectives and methods and allowing them to ask questions and clarify any uncertainties before
consenting.
Confidentiality and privacy were ethical issues. Protecting NPs’ identities and personal information was crucial because to burnout’s sensitivity. During data
collection, we gave each participant a unique code and saved all identifiable information securely for the research team. To safeguard participants’ privacy, we
aggregated and anonymized the findings data. Voluntary participation was carefully considered. NPs could withdraw from the trial at any time without
repercussions. This method minimized study coercion.
Would the approach be differently with the assignment?
I would not change the approach with how I completed the assignment. The thorough technique used in the qualitative research on Burnout Syndrome
among primary care Nurse Practitioners (NPs) supports the study findings. Triangulation, such as in-depth interviews and focus groups, strengthened the findings
via corroboration. Member verification allowed participants to confirm their interpretations of their experiences, assuring data correctness and authenticity. To
reduce researcher biases that could have influenced data analysis and interpretation, researchers critically reflected on their prejudices and assumptions. These
initiatives boost the study’s credibility and reliability.
