College
College of Health Professions
Date of Last Revision
2025-04-26 12:11:48
Major
Nursing
Honors Course
NURS 435:004
Number of Credits
2
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2025
Abstract
Burnout is an increasing issue in the nursing field, particularly for critical care nurses. The purpose of this systematic review is to discover how the work environment impacts burnout of critical care nurses, and how different psychological interventions instituted by the workplace impact their burnout levels. The PICO question is: In critical care nurses, do work environments that provide psychological interventions compared to work environments that do not provide psychological interventions document outcomes of less burnout? The articles used within this systematic review were found using the databases Academic Search Complete and PubMed. Articles were selected based on the inclusion of the variables being studied, which are burnout levels and psychological interventions that are, or can be implemented in the work environment. Based on the results, the main psychological interventions that demonstrate effectiveness in reducing burnout are improving workplace relationships, establishing nurse recognition, and providing emotional intelligence and resilience training. Psychological interventions that require more research include Moral Case Deliberation, Mindfulness Based Interventions, and the “sacred pause.” Overall, it is evident that workplaces need to care for the mental wellbeing of their critical care nurses, and that practices should be implemented within the workplace to prevent burnout.
Research Sponsor
Lori Kidd
First Reader
Carrie Wissmar
Second Reader
Lisa Foster
Honors Faculty Advisor
Lori Kidd
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Bloom, Amelia and Tisevich, Isabella, "Psychological Interventions in the Work Environment and Reducing Burnout in Critical Care Nurses" (2025). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1978.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1978
Included in
Critical Care Nursing Commons, Psychiatric and Mental Health Commons, Psychological Phenomena and Processes Commons