How Important Are Regular Breaks for Bedside Nursing Staff?

Authors

Gabriel Wohl, Southern Maine Health CareFollow

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Description

Background: A career in nursing can be a challenging one and a rewarding one. Nurses work directly with patients in need, in a way that their efforts have an immediate and tangible impact. Due to the nature of the work itself, nursing is also a physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding career that often leads to exhaustion, burnout, and in many cases, a departure from the profession altogether. It is well known that nurses work long hours and often receive little to no breaks. Is this lack of proper breaks a chief accessory to the overall dissatisfaction and burnout that nurses experience? What does the data tell us?

Publication Date

10-2023

Keywords

Nursing, Breaks, Bedside Nursing, Burnout, Job Satisfaction

Disciplines

Nursing

Comments

SMHC Cohort 1

Recommended Citation

Wohl, Gabriel, "How Important Are Regular Breaks for Bedside Nursing Staff?" (2023). Nurse Residency. 5.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/nurseresidency/5