Organisational support and strategies to address nurse burnout and enhance resilience
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Organisational support and strategies to address nurse burnout and enhance resilience

Carlito Adan Deputy lead nurse, Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, England

Why you should read this article:
  • To understand how stress and burnout can affect nurses’ well-being

  • To familiarise yourself with the early warning signs of burnout

  • To update your knowledge of resilience and how it can assist nurses to manage burnout

The vital role of nurses in the delivery of safe and effective patient care is widely recognised. However, due to the significant stress associated with the role and its responsibilities, including ongoing challenges in healthcare organisations, there are high burnout rates among nurses. Burnout is defined as unmanaged workplace stress that causes physical, mental and emotional fatigue, and it has been recognised as an occupational phenomenon. It is essential to identify the early warning signs of nurse burnout so that it can be addressed in a timely manner. Resilience has an important role in supporting nurses to cope with and adapt to adverse experiences, thereby supporting them to improve their health and well-being and subsequently to provide high-quality patient care. This article outlines the support and strategies that nurse managers and organisational leaders can put in place to manage burnout and develop resilience among nurses.

Nursing Management. doi: 10.7748/nm.2024.e2142

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Correspondence

c.adan@nhs.net

Conflict of interest

None declared

Adan C (2024) Organisational support and strategies to address nurse burnout and enhance resilience. Nursing Management. doi: 10.7748/nm.2024.e2142

Published online: 28 November 2024

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