Title : Burnout Among Nurse’s During Covid-19 : Main Problem and Strategies

Introduction : 

Nursing burnout and care deprivation worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, amplifying existing problems. Nurses face overwhelming organizational and clinical challenges, leading to burnout. Their lifestyles impact job satisfaction, energy levels, and work-life balance. Factors like diet, physical activity, sleep, social support, and time management influence burnout levels in nurses.

Aim : 

Find out which factors cause burnout in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and quality improvement strategies to overcome this problem.

Method : 

  Cross sectional research, using primary data from surveys with the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory questionnaire during the Covid-19 pandemic. The respondents were 123 nurses from a private hospital in Malang, Indonesia. The study was analyzed using SPSS Version 26

Results :

The type of burnout are Client Related Burnout with the main problems are Feel give more than receive. 

The following is a cause and effect analysis using fihbone :

1. Man : Control reflect over the work, irness, competence, interest in work, inner satisfaction

2. Method : Workload, work design, organization staff strength

3. Environment : Community, speciality area, comparisons with colleagues

4. Money : Reward, value

The Quality Improvement Strategies are :

1. Developing a resilience program

2. Increasing the number of staff

3. Involving nurses in the decision making process

4. Implementing quality measures

Quality improvement strategies will be tested with the PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Action) cycle.

 

Conclusions :

  Burnout occurred in a minority of nurses, with a dominance in the client related burnout dimension with main problem feel give more than receive. Burnout in nurses is a significant problem that can have a negative impact on the quality of care provided to patients. The main cause of health workers feeling give more than receive is the perception of workload balance and job satisfaction in the work organization. Further research is needed on handling strategies based on problem prioritization.