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Week 2 - Burnout/selfcare Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 things that happen when a nurse is burnout?

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o Diminished quality of healthcare
o Lower patient satisfaction
o Associated with UTI and surgical site infections
o More patient falls and med errors

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What do nurse residency programs with preceptors help ease?

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transition

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What do preceptors offer in nurse residency programs?

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  1. emotional
  2. practical
  3. social support
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4
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What is an increase in shift length correlated with?

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increase in nurse burnout

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What is the statistic for job dissatisfaction and burnout for nurses working over 9 hours?

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Job dissatisfaction and burnout up to 2.5 x higher

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What are the 2 types of leadership that help to decrease burnout?

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  1. authentic leadership

2. transformational leadership

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What kind of leadership understands purpose, practice solid values, leads with the heart, establishes enduring relationship, practices self-discipline?

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authentic leadership

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What kind of leadership inspires others and work toward goal by transforming others’ attitudes, beliefs, values and motivation?

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transformational leadership

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What is bullying correlated with in the nursing world?

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Bullying experiences correlated with emotional exhaustion and cynicism

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What is the benefit of hardiness education?

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One-hour hardiness education session on effective coping strategies and stress management decreases burnout

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define hardy personality

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active way of understanding person’s relation with others, goals, and problems

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What are the 5 personality traits?

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a. Neuroticism – emotional instability
b. Agreeableness – tendency to approach or reject others
c. Conscientious – self control and self-determination
d. Extraversion – energy and sociability
e. Openness to experience – curiosity and sensibility

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Which personality trait is bad for burnout in low levels?

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neuroticism

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true or false: all other personality traits, not neuroticism, are good for burnout in high levels?

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true

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true or false: Shorter sleep duration is dose-dependently related to nurse burnout

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true

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True or false: Longer sleep duration is related to higher nurse burnout in linear manner

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false; lower nurse burnout

17
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What is the optimal sleep duration?

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7 hours of sleep

18
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define mindfulness

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  1. The ability to observe and experience thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations
  2. Full immersion in the present, without judgement
19
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Can mindfulness reduce burnout?

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yes; as little as 10 min.

20
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What is physical activity associated with?

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associated with lower levels of burnout among healthcare workers

21
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What is the recommendation for physical activity and burnout?

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Partake in a regular exercise program for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week.

22
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What does yoga significantly decrease?

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  1. emotional exhaustion

2. depersonalization

23
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What are the psychosomatic symptoms of burnout?

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  • Insomnia, sleep disturbances
  • Weakness
  • Neck/back pain
24
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What are the emotional symptoms of burnout?

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  • Depression

* Perceived memory impairment

25
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What are the attitude symptoms of burnout?

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  • Distrust
  • Hostility
  • Cynicism
  • Powerlessness
  • Exhaustion
26
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what are the behavioral symptoms of burnout?

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  • Irritability
  • Aggressiveness
  • Isolation
27
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What are just general symptoms of burnout?

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o Start to call in sick more frequently 
o Short-tempered 
o Sarcastic 
o Rude to colleagues and even to patients or families 
o Appear tired 
o Easily startled
28
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What are the 4 basics of stress?

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  1. Over engaged
  2. Emotions overactive
  3. Produces urgency
29
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What is the biggest difference between someone that is stressed and someone that is burnout?

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STILL HAVE HOPE

30
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What is stress?

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Involves too much, too many pressures on you physical/psych

31
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What are the 3 basics of burnout?

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  1. Tired, anxious, sick, disengaged
  2. Emotions blunted
  3. Dread going to work… Produces helpless/hopeless
32
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What is burnout?

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State of emotional, mental, physical exhaustion caused by eccessive and prolonged stress

33
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How would Maslach describe burnout?

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Burnout is a syndrome of depersonalization, mental exhaustion, low personal accomplishment that leads to decreased effectiveness at work

34
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What does research reveal about healing environments?

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that specific design changes environments can reduce our stress and alleviate the consequences of that stress.

35
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What is 1 simple guideline to creating a healing environment?

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look at ways to reduce stress in the environment.

36
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What is an example of a healing environment in a hospital?

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private room

37
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What are the 9 ways you can create a healing environment?

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o	Go for comfort 
--> Physical comfort  right temperature, and psychological comfort, where there is a mix of familiarity and stimulus 
o	Cut the clutter 
o	Delight your senses
o	Enhance the light 
o	Bring nature in 
o	Reduce the roar 
o	Don’t forget the garden 
o	Start small 
o	Consider your inner environment
38
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What are healing gardens?

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Green spaces in hospitals and other healthcare facilities that specifically aim to improve health outcomes.

39
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Why are healing gardens good?

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  1. place of refuge

2. nature is engrossing and soothing

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