Date of Award
Summer 7-15-2025
Document Type
Scholarly Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
First Advisor
Theresa Pape PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, CNOR-E, CNE
Second Advisor
Mallory Oberts, DNP, RN
Third Advisor
Janice Dunlap, DNP, ARNP, AGPCNP-BC, ACNS-BC
Abstract
Practice Problem: Burnout Syndrome (BS) is a serious problem in emergency department (ED) nurses and is associated with higher nurse turnover rates. A burnout prevention toolkit is needed.
PICOT: The project was guided by the following PICO question: "For emergency department nurses (P), how does the development of the best practice burnout prevention toolkit (I), compared to the absence of a structured intervention (C), support the establishment of nurse burnout best practices when evaluated using the CDC Program Evaluation Framework? (O)".
Evidence: The analysis of the literature supported the implementation of active interventions in the form of workshops.
Intervention: A Best Practice Burnout Prevention (BPBP) toolkit was developed to enable ED nurses to assess, implement active interventions, and reassess BS. A subject matter expert (SME) questionnaire ensured compliance with the CDC Program Evaluation Framework.
Outcome: The CDC Program Evaluation Framework supported the BPBP toolkit for interventions and any needed adjustments in practice to prevent BS in ED nurses.
Conclusion: This project presents the design of a BPBP toolkit based on the best practices from the literature to help prevent nursing BS in the ED. SMEs analyzed how the CDC program evaluation framework was used as an evaluation instrument to support the toolkit .
Keywords: nursing burnout, toolkit development, emergency department
Recommended Citation
De Oleo, M. A. (2025). Best Practice Toolkit for Burnout Prevention in Emergency Department Nurses. [Doctoral project, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences]. SOAR @ USA: Student Scholarly Projects Collection. https:/doi.org/10.46409/sr.KYGR2705
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Comments
Scholarly project submitted to the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice