“You Have to Ask Yourself When You've Had Enough”: An Ethnography of Multi-Level Nurse Burnout Cultural Impacts in the Emergency Department

Muir, K. Jane; Keim-Malpass, Jessica; LeBaron, Virginia T.

“You Have to Ask Yourself When You've Had Enough”: An Ethnography of Multi-Level Nurse Burnout Cultural Impacts in the Emergency Department

Muir, K. Jane; Keim-Malpass, Jessica; LeBaron, Virginia T.

Abstract

Highlights
• Burnout impacts 50-55% of emergency department nurses; nurse burnout cultural impacts in this setting are under-explored.
• This ethnography revealed an explanatory model of nurse burnout impacts, “The Pathway of Burnout”.
• Cultural clash was identified between pervasive nurse burnout culture and a culture of patient safety.

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SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
2022
Profession(s)
Nurses
Physicians
Pharmacists
Topic(s)
Burnout
Patient/Community Outcomes
Resource Types
Peer-Reviewed Research
Study Type(s)
Descriptive / Qualitative Study
Action Strategy Area(s)
Worker & Learner Engagement
Aligning Values
Setting(s)
Hospital
Academic Role(s)
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