Adding Team Therapist Reduces Burnout for Critical Care Nurses

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By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 -- For nurses in critical care areas, adding a team therapist can reduce burnout and improve resilience, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2025 International Conference, held from May 18 to 21 in San Francisco.

Julie Graham, Ph.D., from the San Diego State University School of Nursing, and colleagues examined nurses' utilization of a team therapist compared to other types of available support. Job satisfaction, burnout, resiliency, and self-efficacy were examined as outcome measures. The study included 116 nurses (78 percent female), with a mean of 12 years of experience.

The researchers found that the intervention was associated with improvement in job satisfaction, burnout, and resiliency. Time spent with the onsite team therapist significantly impacted nurses' self-efficacy compared with outside help. Years of experience, shift (day versus night), role (clinical versus nonclinical), gender, or ethnicity had no significant relationship with burnout, resilience, or job satisfaction.

"It's very, very expensive to replace a nurse who decides to leave the intensive care unit, so when you have high turnover that can be incredibly costly to the organization," Graham said in a statement.

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Source: HealthDay

Posted : 2025-05-21 12:00

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