Why would #abhealth nurses quit a well-paying job?
Well, #AbLeg... let me briefly explain the link between nurse-sensitive outcomes, moral distress and burnout (with links to health sciences literature)...
Well, #AbLeg... let me briefly explain the link between nurse-sensitive outcomes, moral distress and burnout (with links to health sciences literature)...
Despite what @Alberta_UCP thinks, adequately staffed nursing units unequivocally prevent death.
One @TheLancet study found:
"An increase in a nurses' workload by 1 patient increased the likelihood of an inpatient dying within 30 days of admission by 7%"
doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…
One @TheLancet study found:
"An increase in a nurses' workload by 1 patient increased the likelihood of an inpatient dying within 30 days of admission by 7%"
doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…
This same study also found a moderating effect from highly-educated nurses on the units. That is, for every 10% increase in bachelor's degree prepared nurses the likelihood of mortality dropped by 7%.
This is where Alberta's master plan gets a bit SCARY...
Having long been a disempowered workforce, highly-trained nurses are more likely to notice moral distress. But, prolonged exposure to moral distress produces something called burnout.
doi.org/10.1177%2F0969…
Having long been a disempowered workforce, highly-trained nurses are more likely to notice moral distress. But, prolonged exposure to moral distress produces something called burnout.
doi.org/10.1177%2F0969…
In 1984 (I'm not even joking here), moral distress was first defined as the psychological distress nurses endure from situations where they cannot act in accordance with what they know to be right.
worldcat.org/title/nursing-…
worldcat.org/title/nursing-…
Now... imagine working overtime to fill critically understaffed shifts, only to be told you are running an 'overtime racket'.
No. The nurse doesn't 'enjoy' working overtime. Because... overtime is blood money.
doi.org/10.1377/hlthaf…
No. The nurse doesn't 'enjoy' working overtime. Because... overtime is blood money.
doi.org/10.1377/hlthaf…
That overtime nurse likely struggled to finish their work, coming home to worry about their patients & if they missed something.
Nurses are the canary in the coal mine. And, they are the first to fall off their post when the system is toxic.
Nurses are the canary in the coal mine. And, they are the first to fall off their post when the system is toxic.
At this point, the nurse has a choice. Do they continue to work within a health care system that is toxic for them... or do they leave?
Many of the most compassionate nurses will leave.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnu…
Many of the most compassionate nurses will leave.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnu…
So... you can cut evening/weekend premiums, the RN education allowance, and give them a 3% pay cut after 6 years of frozen wages.
Just be careful to keep staffing in balance, as the most educated nurses will leave first.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29685321/
Just be careful to keep staffing in balance, as the most educated nurses will leave first.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29685321/
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