Vanessa Yvette Trevino
Louise Herrington School of Nursing at Baylor
Abstract Title:Reducing Burnout and Promoting Resiliency in Emergency Nurses Using the Mindfulness Calm Smartphone Application
Biography: Vanessa Trevino RN, BSN, CRRN, DNP-FNP student
Research Interest: Background/Introduction: Burnout is an occupational phenomenon resulting from unmanaged chronic workplace stress often experienced by nurses. Of all the nursing professions, emergency nurses are at the highest risk. There are numerous negative and extensive impacts of nurse burnout, including increased turnover rates and reduced nurse retention rates, which can lead to staffing shortage detriments. Resiliency, as the capacity to recover quickly from stressors, is often promoted through healthcare employee wellness incentives to mitigate the risks of burnout. Significance: Nursing wellness incentives are essential for promoting and supporting the nursing workforce, as well as fostering employee engagement. The Calm mindfulness smartphone application is a wellness employee benefit used to mitigate nurse burnout and promote resiliency. Organizational support through wellness implementation is necessary for healthcare delivery systems to sustain nursing and healthcare practices. APRNs are well-positioned in leadership roles to lead the way in implementing wellness incentives, reducing nursing burnout and promoting resilience to develop optimal, healthy working environments. Purpose of the Presentation: This presentation aims to showcase a DNP-FNP project on implementing the Calm mindfulness smartphone application among emergency nurses to evaluate its reported effectiveness in reducing burnout and promoting resiliency within a 90-day intervention period, comparing pre- and post-intervention participant surveys. Results: Using paired t-tests on the pre- and post-intervention surveys, statistically significant differences in means were found in both the Maslach Burnout Inventory Scale (a Likert scale burnout measurement) and the Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale (a Likert scale resiliency measurement). There were no reported changes in the survey plans for the profession before and after the intervention. All participants reported that they would continue working in their current emergency department for another year, and the majority reported they were unsure whether they would be working in their current department within the next four years. All participants reported that the Calm application was easy to use, with the majority finding it useful and recommending it as an employee benefit to reduce burnout symptoms and promote resilience. Keywords: nurse burnout prevention, nurse resiliency promotion, Calm application, mindfulness