Burnout in BSN & ADN Nurses

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  1. Are you a registered nurse?

    • 17
      Yes
    • 0
      No

  2. Do you have either your BSN or associates degree in nursing?

    • 9
      Bachelor of Science in Nursing
    • 8
      Associate Degree in Nursing

  3. What type of unit/floor do you work on?

    • 4
      Med/Surg
    • 2
      Emergency Department
    • 5
      ICU
    • 1
      Pediatrics
    • 0
      Women's Health (L&D, Mother Baby, Women's care)
    • 5
      Other?

  4. Have you ever used the term/phrase "burnout" or "burntout" in regards to yourself?

    • 4
      Never
    • 8
      Maybe once or twice
    • 5
      Everyday

  5. How do you feel before starting a shift?

    • 2
      Excited
    • 1
      Anxious
    • 0
      Afraid
    • 7
      Tired
    • 7
      None of the above

  6. Do you dread going to work?

    • 5
      Yes
    • 12
      No

  7. What is the biggest stressor, in your opinion, of being a nurse?

    • 6
      Never enough time
    • 6
      So much responsibility
    • 0
      Patient care
    • 1
      Utilizing skills
    • 4
      None of the above

  8. Do you feel you were adequately prepared through your education?

    • 10
      Yes
    • 7
      No

  9. What do you wish your nursing program included in curriculum?

    • 11
      Time management
    • 3
      Delegation
    • 3
      Practical skills (IV starts, Foley insertion, etc.)

  10. Are there large gaps between your education and what you do in real life as a nurse?

    • 8
      Yes
    • 9
      No

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  • Poll closed on 10/29/2020 at 09:30 PM

Hello,

I am in my last semester of my undergraduate degree nursing program and a part of a research course! My topic of study is trying to see if a difference in levels of burnout exists between a nurse with their BSN vs. an associate degree prepared nurse within the first three years of graduating. It would be a big help to have a greater pool of nurses chime in with their experience/opinions regarding the transition from nursing student to clinical nurse. 

Thank you for your consideration!

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Specializes in school nurse.

I'm curious. What originally led you to look for a difference in reported burnout based on degree attained?

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Specializes in PICU.

I am interested in what research you used that identified a gap with education level and burnout level. What evidence did you gather that supports this hypothesis?  Is there something that you think is missing?  What about years of experience, Unit.

You have Pediatrics as a category, I would clarify it further as there are Pediatric IU, Neonatal ICU, Ambulatory care, pediatric acute care (med/surg,etc)

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

I am not sure how Covid has changed things, but I started as an ADN nurse and had >650 clinical hour experience. My BSN counterparts may have ~250-300 clinical hours. I feel like the higher # of clinical hours help with new grad adjustment. I am now a charge nurse and preceptor. I can tell who has had more hands on experience and who has not. tends to be the ADN nurse, but not always. 

I have had so many experiences this last year or so where the new RNs are totally unprepared for floor work. They barely survive their 1st year and they are already applying for their NP. It is very scary that people that have less than 2 years of meh experience are able to obtain advanced degrees. 

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Specializes in school nurse.
13 hours ago, mmc51264 said:

 They barely survive their 1st year and they are already applying for their NP. It is very scary that people that have less than 2 years of meh experience are able to obtain advanced degrees. 

Amen! If I was the nursing emperor, it'd be a minimum of 5 years experience to get into an advanced practice program...

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.
On 10/23/2020 at 9:08 AM, Jedrnurse said:

If I was the nursing emperor

Love this phrase LOL  

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Specializes in Outpatient Cardiology, CVRU, Intermediate.

3. I work Intermediate/Telemetry.

4. "Have you ever used the term/phrase "burnout" or "burntout" in regards to yourself?"

Choosing between Never, Maybe Once or Twice, and Every Day leaves a large gap. I've definitely applied the term "burnout" to my feelings more than once or twice, but definitely not everyday. You might consider narrowing down your descriptions for a more defined answer.

((I also missed the detail about "within the first three years of graduating," but was interested in this topic so I am leaving my reply.)) I will say that for the first year after I graduated, I definitely was anxious and afraid before every shift. I dreaded going into work. (Background: 4 weeks of orientation, then maternity leave, then back for remaining 4 weeks orientation before starting on my own. PPD/PPA, brand new hospital (worked at a different hospital in a different department prior to graduating), knew no one on my unit, and on nightshift.) I don't think any of that was related to/affected by nursing school in particular, but ?‍♀️.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

LPN 1977

BSN 1982

40+ year career still enjoy nursing career.  Heading to 50.

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