Causes
You are burnt out! You lose 100 points.
So Sorry!
Burnout causes nurses to provide unfair, unjust, and unsafe care to their patients. True or False
What is True
True or False: Some physical signs and symptoms of a burnout are excitement and extreme happiness?
By starting the day jumping out of bed and heading straight to work you are on the way to preventing burnout? True or False
What is False.
What is one of the leading causes of nursing burnout?
a) understaffing
b) caffeine addiction
c) friendships with other nurses
d) small workload
What is a, understaffing.
Nursing burnout is related to higher healthcare associated infections. True or False
What is true.
Stress and being "burnt out" are the same thing? True or False
What is false.
Administrators can reduce burnout and work stress by:
a) providing free food
b) enabling opportunities for empowerment
c) getting together for drinks every night
d) allowing nurses to play games at the nurses station
What is b, enabling opportunities for empowerment
The nursing shortage is directly related to burnout. True or False
What is true.
Along with nursing burnout comes more frequent patient events such as (choose all that apply)
a) falls with injuries
b) patient complaints
c) poorer nurse-assessed quality of care
d) patient to nurse trust established
e) lower rates of needle stick injuries to nurses
What is a, b, and c. Falls with injuries, patient complaints, and poorer nurse-assessed quality of care.
Which of the following are S/S of nursing burnout?
a) caring about your work or home life seems like a total waste of time
b) you're exhausted all of the time
c) you dread going to work
d) all of the above
What is d, all of the above.