Week 9 Caring for Each Other and Caregiver Stress

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Week 9- Caring for Each Other and Caregiver Stress
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Caring for Each Other

• Burnout
• Do nurses experience burnout?
• Occupational stress

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Signs and Symptoms of Burnout

• Physicalfatigue, changes in sleeping/eating,
  lack of energy and loss of interest in sex
• Psychologicalirritability, hypersensitivity,
  frustration, negative outlook, overly forgetful
• Spiritualfeeling a loss of commitment, meaning
  and integrity

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Sources of Stress

• Technological Change
• Human Suffering
• Aging Clientele
• Aging Workforce

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Sources of Stress (contd)

• Role Ambiguity
• Role Conflict
• Heavy Workload
• Managed Care
• Outcomes Measurement

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Do Nursing Students Experience Stress???

• Do you think nursing students have stress? How
  or in what ways? (Complete exercise)

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Who are Our Nursing Students?

• Gender
• Age
• Ethnicity
• Education
• Working in Managed Care

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Preventing Burnout

• Awareness
• Balance
• Choice
• Detachment

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Preventing Burnout (contd)

• Egoism (Altruistic)
• Focus
• Goals
• Hope
• Integrity

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Health Promotion Practices for Health
Professionals

• Biological Domain
• Psychological
• Spiritual
• Sociocultural
• Environmental

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Nursing Process

• Using the nursing process to care for ourselves
  and for each other

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How to Support and Care for Clients

• Listed as one of the Best Practice Guidelines
  from RNAO, client centered care should always be
  the priority
• Provide a nurse-family partnership including
• Assess the family need
• Sustain a caring environment
• Identify resources and support
• Educate and provide information
• http//www.rnao.org/Storage/15/946_BPG_Family_summ
  ary.pdf

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How to Support and Care for Clients

• Listed as one of the Best Practice Guidelines
  from RNAO, client centered care should always be
  the priority
• Adequate pain control can influence coping
  strategies and quality of life
• http//www.rnao.org/Storage/11/545_Pain_Fact_Sheet
  .pdf

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Caring for Each Other

• How do you reduce stress?