Date on Paper

8-2025

Document Type

Doctoral Paper

Degree Name

D.N.P.

Department

Nursing

Committee Chair

Ross, Ratchneewan

Committee Member

Clark, Paul

Author's Keywords

burnout; compassion fatigue; cancer; nurses; resilience

Abstract

Background: High acuity oncology patients increase RN emotional demands, worsening RN compassion fatigue. RNs are more prone to occupational stress/burnout. Maximizing coping self-efficacy can help nurses deal with occupational stress and burnout.

Environment: Implemented at a hospital caring for a pediatrics in a medium-sized Southeastern US city on the hematology/oncology unit, which serves bi-state counties.

Purpose: This QI project uses a Plan-Do-Study-Act framework to assess the levels of stress experienced, implement a stress management program, reassess the stress levels, and evaluate the program’s effectiveness in improving coping self-efficacy.

Procedures: Nurses received education flyers and emails regarding Take3forMe. Then asked to fill out a presurvey. Nurses then watched Take3forMe videos. After program participation, nurses filled out the post survey including questions and gave feedback. Descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon signed rank test were employed for data analysis.

Results: Video Group: no statistically significant difference between pre-test scores (Mdn = 180) and post-test scores (Mdn = 182), W=3, p >.05. Non-video group, no statistically significant difference between the pre-test scores (Mdn = 180) and the post-test scores (Mdn = 182), W = 28.5, p = .70.

Discussion: Subjective benefits were reports, results showed no statistically significant improvements in coping self-efficacy. Small sample size and short intervention period limited measurable impact. Results differed from other projects with similar interventions.

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