Date of this Version

8-1-2025

Document Type

DNP Project

Abstract

Nurse burnout poses significant physical, emotional, and financial consequences to the healthcare practice, including decreased quality of patient care, staff shortages, increased risk of medical errors, and substantial costs associated with turnover. While efforts to support staff wellbeing exist, many healthcare organizations do not hold formal policies specifically addressing nurse burnout. The aim of this quality improvement project qwas to evaluate the impact of guided meditation on nurse burnout. This project followed a four-phase implementation process consisting of participant recruitment, informational preparation sessions, daily engagement in guided meditation sessions over 6 weeks, and post-intervention evaluation. Data was collected via secure Qualtrics links using pre- and post-intervention surveys, with responses analyzed to assess changes in burnout levels and determine the effectiveness of the intervention. Post-intervention results demonstrated notable reductions in client-related burnout and personal burnout, with minimal change in work-related burnout. Despite the improvement in personal burnout and client-related burnout scores, these changes did not reach statistical significance, likely due to the small sample size; however, they highlight the potential of guided meditation as a feasible intervention for future QI initiatives. . The goal of this project is to strengthen the nursing workforce by promoting awareness of the critical need to reduce nurse burnout and prioritize the mental health and well-being of registered nurses.

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