Emergency department nurses' narratives of burnout : blurring of roles and professional identity

Debbie Hetherington; Gillian Murphy; Nathan J. Wilson; Kathleen Dixon

Emergency department nurses' narratives of burnout : blurring of roles and professional identity

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Abstract

Australian nurses are exposed to ongoing stressful work situations with emergency department nurses facing unique stressors: including traumatic emergency cases (World Health Organization [WHO], 2019). Constant exposure to such stressful events presents the potential for the emergency department nurse to develop emotional coping response mechanisms that run counter to their professional identity as a nurse, such as a loss of compassion towards others.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-41
Number of pages	2
Journal	Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Volume	26
Issue number	11
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Australia
burn out (psychology)
hospitals
mental health
nurses
stress (psychology)

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Emergency department nurses' narratives of burnout : blurring of roles and professional identity

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