When Leaders Don't Walk the Walk: A National Survey of Academic Nurse Leader Perceptions of Staff Burnout.
Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, Dawn Goodolf, Nia Martin, Linda Kim, Jennifer Saylor, Jennifer Evans, Annette Hines, Jin Jun
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Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth: About the Authors Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, PhD, MSN, RN, PHN, WAN, is director of research and evaluation, AltaMed Institute for Health Equity, and assistant project scientist, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Dawn Goodolf, PhD, RN, is associate dean, Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing and Public Health, and associate professor, Moravian University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Nia Martin, PhD, MSN, RN, is assistant professor, Loma Linda University School of Nursing, Loma Linda, California. Linda Kim, PhD, RN, PHN, is research scientist, Department of Nursing Research, and assistant professor of medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Jennifer Saylor, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, is associate dean for faculty and student affairs and associate professor, School of Nursing, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. Jennifer Evans, DNP, RN, NC-BC, is assistant dean and associate professor, University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions, Evansville, Indiana. Annette Hines, PhD, RN, is the Executive Director of the Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing, University of St. Thomas. Jin Jun, PhD, RN, is assistant professor, Center for Healthy Aging, Self-Management and Complex Care, College of Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. The first author received a travel stipend from HRSA 22-109 Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program (U3NHP45414).The authors are grateful to Beth Speidel and Delsa Richards for their engagement and feedback. For more information, contact Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth at amhollingsworth@altamed.org . ORCID
AIM: This survey explored nurse leaders' impressions of burnout on college/school of nursing (CON/SON) administrative staff and leadership-facilitated strategies used to promote resilience building/mitigate burnout. BACKGROUND: Administrative staff are foundational to the success of a university's CON/SON, yet few studies have explored the impact of burnout in this group. METHOD: Cross-sectional survey distributed to associate dean and business officer attendees of the 2022 American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Business Officers of Nursing Schools meeting (summer 2022) ( n = 64). RESULTS: Most respondents lacked a burnout mitigation plan (46/64, 72%); many also lacked a personal strategy for managing their own burnout (46/64, 72%) and did not personally participate in university activities to maintain their well-being (45/64, 70%). CONCLUSION: This study highlights the impact of nurse leaders who fail to model self-care, which may limit the benefit of costly burnout mitigation activities and resources in their universities.
