Campus Location
Dallas Campus (Online)
Date of Award
8-2020
Document Type
DNP Project
Department
Nursing
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Linda Gibson
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Donna Atobajeun
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
Roneisa Matero
Abstract
Growing violence in the community increases the risks of injuries to healthcare workers. This project assessed the levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and acknowledgment of professional accomplishments in healthcare workers in the community who were responsible for the care of confused and combative clients. The community healthcare workers were assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey-Medical Personnel. An intervention was then presented, which focused on self-awareness, including mood assessments, soothing rhythmic breathing, compassionate focused imagery, and the creation of a safe place to process criticism compassionately. The participants were resurveyed after 30 days by repeating the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Service Survey-Medical Personnel. The project used a quantitative research method that assessed descriptive statistics with the comparison of means and standard deviations. The inference statistics were determined by the paired sample t test. The project concluded that the intervention significantly improved emotional exhaustion with slight improvements for depersonalization and professional accomplishments.
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Recommended Citation
Taylor, Terry L., "Protecting Healthcare Workers From Violence" (2020). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 256.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/256
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Applied Behavior Analysis Commons, Community Psychology Commons, Counseling Commons, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Commons