[weatherby]

I'm getting ready to graduate and I need your help with a research paper
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This is my last reasearch paper before graduating in 2 weeks and I'm hoping I can get some feedback. The paper is titled "Hospice Nurse Burnout".
I have put together some sample questions to include in my paper so i'm hoping to get responses from a few hospice nurses.

Do you feel powerless
5-4-3-2-1

I can't Solve the problem so I feel powerless
5-4-3-2-1

I feel overloaded
5-4-3-2-1

My job interferes with my personal life
5-4-3-2-1

Too much to do and too little time
5-4-3-2-1

Emotional Exhaustion
5-4-3-2-1

How do you rate care for your own healh
5-4-3-2-1

Is there a focus group available to you
5-4-3-2-1

Do ou attend team support groups monthly
5-4-3-2-1

Are team support groups made available to you
5-4-3-2-1

Consider teamwork an important part of reference and support
5-4-3-2-1

Receive positive feedback regarding conduct
5-4-3-2-1

Try to ask for help
5-4-3-2-1

Miss work more than 3 days per month
5-4-3-2-1

Years working in Hospice
6mo-1 yr 1-3 3-5 >5

Employment Status
full time
part time

Education
ADN, BSN, MSN

Gender
Male, Female

Age
20-25
26-31
32-40
>40

Marital Status
M S D

Children
y n

[Gennaver]

Originally Posted by weatherby

I'm getting ready to graduate and I need your help with a research paper
y n

Whoa, whoa,

Wait a minute, how did you present this to your Institutional Review Board? Did you tell them you were going to allnurses.com?

Is there a waiver? Informed consent? Exempted consent? or what?

Two weeks away then I wish you luck.

Gen
p.s. I am surprised that your research advisor didn't suggest you go to a specific Hospice nurse group months ago to ask to attach your questionnair to their newsletter...?

[Tweety]

Gennavar, it's just a school paper for a research class not an "real" experiment for publication in journals. We don't have to go through all that drama. . The student is just trying to get through school.

I'd answer but I'm not a hospice nurse. I will move your questions to the Hospice Nurse forum we have here.

[Gennaver]

Originally Posted by Tweety

Gennavar, it's just a school paper for a research class not an "real" experiment for publication in journals. We don't have to go through all that drama. . The student is just trying to get through school.

I'd answer but I'm not a hospice nurse. I will move your questions to the Hospice Nurse forum we have here.

Hello,
Ahhh! thank you, that does change things. Sheesh on my initial reaction.

Original poster, must it be RNs who answer? I have worked in hospice care before as an unlicensed assistive personnel.

Gen

[Gennaver]

Originally Posted by weatherby

does 5 mean absolutely yes or no? If 5 is yes and 1 is no then my answers will apply if 5 means absolutely no and 1 means absolutely yes them my ansers are reverse...

Do you feel powerless
absolutely no

I can't Solve the problem so I feel powerless
absolutely no

I feel overloaded
middle answer, relative

My job interferes with my personal life
absolutely no

Too much to do and too little time
middle answer, not really relative

Emotional Exhaustion
absolutely no

How do you rate care for your own healh
good

Is there a focus group available to you
? don't recall

Do ou attend team support groups monthly
absolutely no

Are team support groups made available to you
5-4-3-2-1 need to include an "I don't know"

Consider teamwork an important part of reference and support
yes but, one of my jobs was as a solo home health caregiver

Receive positive feedback regarding conduct
5-4-3-2-1need to include an I don't know

Try to ask for help
5-4-3-2-1 what?

Miss work more than 3 days per month
no

Years working in Hospice
1-3

Employment Status
full time here for a bit
part time here for a bit too

Education
ADN, BSN, MSNas unlicensed assistive personnel

Gender
Female

Age
20-25
26-31 at the time, now am 40
32-40
>40

Marital Status
S
Children
n

Not sure if this helps at all
Gen

[river1951]

Do you feel powerless, strongest no
5-4-3-2-1

I can't Solve the problem so I feel powerless
5-4-3-2-1,strongest no
I feel overloaded
5-4-3-2-1 3

My job interferes with my personal life
5-4-3-2-1 4

Too much to do and too little time
5-4-3-2-1 4

Emotional Exhaustion
5-4-3-2-1 strongest no

How do you rate care for your own healh
5-4-3-2-1 most imp

Is there a focus group available to you
5-4-3-2-1 this is a yes or no- yes

Do ou attend team support groups monthly
5-4-3-2-1 no
Are team support groups made available to you
5-4-3-2-1 yes
Consider teamwork an important part of reference and support
5-4-3-2-1
strongest yes
Receive positive feedback regarding conduct
5-4-3-2-1
depends- middle answer

Try to ask for help
5-4-3-2-1
depends, hospice is an interdisciplinary team, help is built in!!

Miss work more than 3 days per month
5-4-3-2-1
again, a yes no- no

Years working in Hospice
6mo-1 yr 1-3 3-5 >5 >5

Employment Status
full time
part time
part time 4 days/wk
Education
ADN, BSN, MSN
BSN
Gender
Female

Age

>40

Marital Status
M
Children
y
good luck