Developing resilience to combat nurse burnout.

Newspaper/Magazine Article

Developing resilience to combat nurse burnout.

July 31, 2019

Quick Safety. July 15, 2019;(50):1-4.

This newsletter article discusses nurse burnout and how to reduce conditions that contribute to the problem. Recommendations focus on the role of leadership in fostering resilience, organizational strategies to enhance nurse empowerment, and frontline learning and regular measurement of staff perceptions of their well-being at work.

Free full text

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)

Drug diversion and impaired health care workers.

May 1, 2019

Advancing safety with closed-loop communication of test results.

January 15, 2020

Proactive prevention of maternal death from maternal hemorrhage.

November 13, 2019

The optimal use of telehealth to deliver safe patient care.

October 21, 2020

Promoting psychosocial well-being of health care staff during crisis.

June 17, 2020

Safety committees need to proactively address the risk of accidental cerebral injection of intravenous (IV) drugs.

August 11, 2021

Preventing catheter/tubing misconnections: much needed help is on the way.

August 4, 2010

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Programs and Medication Safety: Parts I and II.

August 9, 2023

Results of survey on pediatric medication safety—part 1 and part 2.

June 17, 2015

Just Culture and its critical link to patient safety—part 1 and part 2.

July 25, 2012

Technology and error-prevention strategies: why are we still overlooking the IV room?

January 28, 2015

Death due to pharmacy compounding error reinforces need for safety focus.

June 28, 2017

Medication orders with future start dates: how far away is too far?

July 27, 2022

With oral chemotherapy, we simply must do better!

July 30, 2014

Drug shortages threaten patient safety.

August 11, 2010

Students have a key role in a culture of safety: analysis of student-associated medication incidents.

August 8, 2018

Survey results: smart pump data analytics pump metrics that should be monitored to improve safety.

July 25, 2018

People, processes, health IT and accurate patient identification.

October 10, 2018

Mental health conditions leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths.

February 15, 2023

Keeping patients on track with preventative care during pandemic.

March 17, 2021

Supporting safe, equitable care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 17, 2021

Addressing intimate partner violence and helping to protect patients.

February 2, 2022

Ensuring critical instruments and devices are appropriate for reuse.

March 2, 2022

Early identification and evaluation of severe pressure injuries.

October 18, 2023

Supporting second victims.

February 21, 2018

Eliminating vincristine administration events.

November 29, 2017

Preventing newborn falls and drops.

April 11, 2018

National Partnership for Maternal Safety: consensus bundle on support after a severe maternal event.

January 27, 2021

Patient safety in chiropractic teaching programs: a mixed methods study.

December 23, 2020

Quality improvement for patient safety: project-level versus program-level learning.

February 22, 2012

Cracking the code for quality: the interrelationships of culture, nurse demographics, advocacy, and patient outcomes.

March 11, 2020

Survey shows room for improvement with two new ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices.

August 12, 2020

Managing the risks of direct oral anticoagulants.

August 7, 2019

Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches.

October 8, 2008

Radiation risks of diagnostic imaging and fluoroscopy.

August 31, 2011

IV push medications survey results—part 1 and part 2.

November 28, 2018

DTaP–Tdap mix-ups now affecting hundreds of patients.

July 14, 2010

The safety and acceptability of using telehealth for follow-up of patients following cancer surgery: a systematic review.

March 29, 2023

Assessing medication safety in settings not designated solely for pediatric patients.

June 28, 2023

Hospital-wide cardiac arrest in situ simulation to identify and mitigate latent safety threats.

June 8, 2022

Drug shortages: national survey reveals high level of frustration, low level of safety.

October 6, 2010

Reduce readmissions with pharmacy programs that focus on transitions from the hospital to the community.

November 28, 2012

Implementation of patient centeredness to enhance patient safety.

January 31, 2006

Controlled substance drug diversion by healthcare workers as a threat to patient safety.

March 14, 2023

Association between in-clinic opioid administration and discharge opioid prescription in urgent care: a retrospective cohort study.

February 17, 2021

Awareness of human factors in the operating theatres during the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 13, 2021

Patient Safety Innovations

Awareness of human factors in the operating theatres during the COVID-19 pandemic

October 27, 2021

Impact of CancelRx on discontinuation of controlled substance prescriptions: an interrupted time series analysis.

March 23, 2022

Nurses' perceptions of simulation-based interprofessional training program for rapid response and code blue events.

September 21, 2011

The Feasibility of Determining the Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Medication Organisation Devices Compared with Usual Care for Older People in a Community Setting: Systematic Review, Stakeholder Focus Groups and Feasibility RCT.

August 10, 2016

Medical device alarm safety in hospitals.

April 10, 2013

Alarm Interventions During Medical Telemetry Monitoring: A Failure Mode & Effects Analysis.

April 23, 2008

Survey suggests possible downward trend in identifying key drugs/drug classes as high-alert medications.

July 16, 2014

ALERT: reports of severe harm after intravenous administration of breast milk to infants.

August 24, 2011

Oral solid medication appearance should play a greater role in medication error prevention.

August 10, 2011

Too many abandon the "second victims" of medical errors.

July 27, 2011

Correct use of inhalers: help patients breathe easier.

July 27, 2016

Raising the index of suspicion: red flags that represent credible threats to patient safety.

August 8, 2012

ISMP National Vaccine Errors Reporting Program: one in three vaccine errors associated with age-related factors.

August 10, 2016

Misidentification of alphanumeric symbols in both handwritten and computer-generated information.

July 15, 2009

Standardising wristbands improves patient safety.

August 1, 2007

High-reliability organizations (HROs): what they know that we don't (Part II).

August 24, 2005

Use of tall man letters is gaining wide acceptance.

August 13, 2008

Heparin errors continue despite prior, high-profile, fatal events.

August 6, 2008

Epidural-IV route mix-ups: reducing the risk of deadly errors.

July 16, 2008

Enhancing teamwork communication and patient safety responsiveness in a paediatric intensive care unit using the daily safety huddle tool.

March 18, 2020

Making Complaints Count: Supporting Complaints Handling in the NHS and UK Government Departments.

October 7, 2020

VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Assess Decrease in Root Cause Analyses of Adverse Events.

September 9, 2015

Examining the Relationship Between Health IT and Ambulatory Care Workflow Redesign.

September 2, 2015

Introducing the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture.

June 24, 2015

Electronic medical records may boost patient safety.

July 31, 2013

Ensuring competency and safety when onboarding newly hired professional staff.

May 3, 2023

Analysis of ISMP National Vaccine Errors Reporting Program—part 1 and part 2.

April 8, 2015

Disrespectful behaviors—part 1 and part 2.

May 7, 2014

The devil is in the detail: how a closed-loop documentation system for IV infusion administration contributes to and compromises patient safety.

July 22, 2020

A multi-site assessment of inpatient safety event rates during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

January 18, 2023

Medicare's Oversight of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Report.

October 23, 2019

A scoping review of non-professional medication practices and medication safety outcomes during public health emergencies.

January 25, 2023

View from the cockpit: what the airline industry can teach us about patient safety.

November 29, 2006

A recurring call to action: every healthcare organization needs a medication safety officer!

March 10, 2021

Prevent errors during emergency use of hypertonic sodium chloride solutions.

November 17, 2021

Education is “predictably disappointing” and should never be relied upon alone to improve safety.

June 24, 2020

Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery units continue to cause harm.

October 17, 2018

Guardians of grafts: reducing medication errors in transplant recipients.

April 17, 2024

Survey suggests disrespectful behaviors persist in healthcare: practitioners speak up (yet again) – Parts I and II.

March 15, 2022

Selected medication safety risks to manage in 2016 that might otherwise fall off the radar screen—part 1 and part 2.

February 24, 2016

Latent and active failures perfectly align to allow a preventable adverse event to reach a patient.

February 1, 2023

The NHS Patient Safety Strategy.

July 24, 2019

Implement strategies to prevent persistent medication errors and hazards.

April 5, 2023

Pump up the volume: how to prioritize events and analyze error data.

February 22, 2023

We asked the experts: the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations for content and implementation adaptations.

March 17, 2021

Updated guidance needed for longstanding large volume parenteral (LVP) labeling and packaging problems.

March 3, 2021

A qualitative study of what care workers do to provide patient safety at home through telecare.

June 23, 2021

More can be done to alleviate errors associated with pharmaceutical product labeling and packaging.

May 19, 2021

Mix-ups between the influenza (Flu) vaccine and COVID-19 vaccines.

October 20, 2021

Safety investigations from across the pond: deep learning from England’s Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB).

October 21, 2020

Adverse glycemic events and critical emergencies.

December 15, 2021

Intravenous (IV) push medications – bridging the gap between education and clinical practice.

November 15, 2023

A hard look at hard stops and workarounds in the acute care setting.

July 12, 2023

Temporarily holding medication orders safely in order to prevent patient harm.

November 1, 2023

Related Resources

Lessons learned from the RaDonda Vaught ruling.

March 1, 2023

Patient safety culture in assisted living: staff perceptions and association with state regulations.

November 30, 2022

Factors associated with workplace violence among healthcare workers in an academic medical center.

April 27, 2022

Annual Perspective

Annual Perspective: Psychological Safety of Healthcare Staff

March 31, 2022

Associations between safety outcomes and communication practices among pediatric nurses in the United States.

January 19, 2022

Systematic review: nurses' safety attitudes and their impact on patient outcomes in acute-care hospitals.

October 27, 2021

Understanding the peer, manager, and system influence on patient safety.

February 10, 2021

Evaluating horizontal violence and bullying in the nursing workforce of an oncology academic medical center.

September 25, 2019

When safety climate is not enough: examining the moderating effects of psychosocial hazards on nurse safety performance.

August 28, 2019

Organizational learning in hospitals: a realist review.

August 21, 2019

The courage to speak out: a study describing nurses' attitudes to report unsafe practices in patient care.

August 14, 2019

Nurses' safety motivation: examining predictors of nurses' willingness to report medication errors.

August 7, 2019

Incivility and clinical performance, teamwork, and emotions: a randomized controlled trial.

May 22, 2019

Targeting the fear of safety reporting on a unit level.

March 20, 2019

Impact of patient safety culture on missed nursing care and adverse patient events.

March 20, 2019

Decreasing surgical site infections by developing a high reliability culture.

February 6, 2019

Manifestations of high-reliability principles on hospital units with varying safety profiles: a qualitative analysis.

January 30, 2019

The association of the nurse work environment and patient safety in pediatric acute care.

January 16, 2019

The role of education in developing a culture of safety through the perceptions of undergraduate nursing students: an integrative literature review.

January 9, 2019

Interventions against bullying of prelicensure students and nursing professionals: an integrative review.

November 21, 2018

Peer training using cognitive rehearsal to promote a culture of safety in health care.

October 31, 2018

Effects of individual nurse and hospital characteristics on patient adverse events and quality of care: a multilevel analysis.

October 24, 2018

Impact of high-reliability education on adverse event reporting by registered nurses.

October 10, 2018

Are clinical instructors preventing or provoking adverse events involving students: a contemporary issue.

October 10, 2018

Impact of nurse peer review on a culture of safety.

October 3, 2018

More than a feeling: the role of empathetic care in promoting safety in health care.

July 11, 2018

Managing Alarms in Acute Care Across the Life Span: Electrocardiography and Pulse Oximetry.

June 27, 2018

The nexus of nursing leadership and a culture of safer patient care.

June 13, 2018

A culture of civility: positively impacting practice and patient safety.

April 25, 2018

A national study links nurses' physical and mental health to medical errors and perceived worksite wellness.

March 21, 2018

See More About The Topic

Nurses

Nurse Managers

Nurse Care

Psychological and Social Complications

Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events