When Leaders Don’t Walk the Walk: A National Survey of Academic Nurse Leader Perceptions of Staff Burnout
Date
2024-11-06
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Publisher
Nursing Education Perspectives
Abstract
AIM
This survey explored nurse leaders’ impressions of burnout on college/school of nursing (CON/SON) administrative staff and leadership-facilitated strategies used to promote resilience building/mitigate burnout.
BACKGROUND
Administrative staff are foundational to the success of a university’s CON/SON, yet few studies have explored the impact of burnout in this group.
METHOD
Cross-sectional survey distributed to associate dean and business officer attendees of the 2022 American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Business Officers of Nursing Schools meeting (summer 2022) (n = 64).
RESULTS
Most respondents lacked a burnout mitigation plan (46/64, 72%); many also lacked a personal strategy for managing their own burnout (46/64, 72%) and did not personally participate in university activities to maintain their well-being (45/64, 70%).
CONCLUSION
This study highlights the impact of nurse leaders who fail to model self-care, which may limit the benefit of costly burnout mitigation activities and resources in their universities.
Description
This article was originally published in Nursing Education Perspectives. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001338.
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Keywords
administrative staff, burnout, colleges of nursing, employee well-being, nurse leaders
Citation
Martinez-Hollingsworth, Adrienne; Goodolf, Dawn; Martin, Nia; Kim, Linda; Saylor, Jennifer; Evans, Jennifer; Hines, Annette; Jun, Jin. When Leaders Don’t Walk the Walk: A National Survey of Academic Nurse Leader Perceptions of Staff Burnout. Nursing Education Perspectives ():10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001338, November 6, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001338