A huge issue in nursing at this time is nurse engagement and nurse burnout. Day two of Emergency Nurses Week and the theme is “#EmpowerED.” Giving nurses autonomy and empowering the nurse at the frontlines is a necessary piece of burnout prevention. I came across this article and I am enthralled with the data and want to give it our enterprise leader in person! Nurse engagement is so crucial to patient care and patient outcomes that it is imperative it be addressed now (Dempsey & Reilly, 2016). That is how important we are to the success of a hospital and to healthcare worldwide. Everyone always points back to money, but money is just a symptom, an easy thing to be measured and an easy thing to discuss (Block, 1993).
Being recognized, fostering trust, valuing work-life balance, investing in our growth, listening without the intent to reply and caring for us, the caregiver are all parts of nurse engagement that I hadn’t quite thought of as in depth before (Dempsey & Reilly, 2016). This data is only empowering me further and showing me in plain sight what I already know to be true in my heart and being – nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system and everything we feel and experience is valid. We must mark this as a time in which to lead ourselves and in turn lead others through all we are learning. I am on fire to inspire right now!
References
Block, P. (1993). Stewardship: Choosing service over self-interest (1st ed.). San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Dempsey, C., & Reilly, B. (2016, January). Nurse engagement: What are the contributing factors for success? Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 21(1), 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol21No01Man02
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