?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F33535%2F&rft.title=Burnout+among+critical+care+nurses+and+the+role+of+ICU+telemedicine&rft.creator=Kuza%2C+Courtney&rft.description=OBJECTIVE%3A+Nurses+are+hubs+of+patient+care+in+Intensive+Care+Units+(ICUs)%2C+yet+they+are+prone+to+burnout+because+of+job+stressors+and+complex+organizational+environments+of+ICUs.%C2%A0+Burnout+is+a+state+of+mental%2C+physical%2C+and+emotional+exhaustion+caused+by+prolonged+exposure+to+stress+in+the+workplace.%C2%A0+The+public+health+relevance+of+this+work+is+changing+patient+demographics+and+staffing+shortages+increase+nurses%E2%80%99+strain%2C+yet+few+evidence-based+interventions+targeting+burnout+in+this+population+exist.%C2%A0+ICU+telemedicine%2C+audiovisual+technology+to+remotely+provide+critical+care+services%2C+is+designed+to+alleviate+resource+deficits+in+ICUs+for+better+patient+care%3B+it+may+impact+burnout+in+critical+care+nurses.%C2%A0+This+research+explores+critical+care+nurses%E2%80%99+perceptions+of+burnout+and+the+role+of+ICU+telemedicine+in+burnout%2C+as+well+as+relationships+between+characteristics+of+nurses+and+modes+of+support+offered+by+telemedicine.%C2%A0%0D%0AMETHODS%3A+This+study+includes+118+critical+care+nurses+who+completed+semi-structured+interviews+and+demographic+questionnaires+in+a+study+about+ICU+telemedicine.%C2%A0+ICU+and+telemedicine+unit+directors+completed+a+questionnaire+about+unit+characteristics.%C2%A0+Content+analysis+was+performed+on+interview+data%3B+descriptive+statistics+and+Chi-square+analysis+was+performed+on+quantitative+data.%C2%A0%0D%0ARESULTS%3A+Nurses+reported+that+burnout+felt+like+overwhelming+stress+and+disengagement%2C+and+common+coping+strategies+were+voicing+concerns+with+coworkers+and+seeking+employment+outside+the+ICU.%C2%A0+Nurses+cited+moral+distress%2C+compassion+fatigue%2C+physical+difficulties%2C+interactions+with+physicians%2C+and+tasks+that+take+them+away+from+the+bedside+as+common+determinants+of+burnout.%C2%A0%0D%0ANurses+noted+that+ICU+telemedicine+can+support+new+ICU+nurses%2C+as+well+as+older+nurses+no+longer+able+to+work+there+by+providing+another+mechanism+for+delivering+patient+care.%C2%A0+Telemedicine+also+contributes+informational+and+instrumental+support+for+bedside+nurses.%C2%A0%0D%0AModerate+associations+were+found+between+types+of+support+offered+by+telemedicine+and+characteristics+of+nurses+and+their+workplaces.%C2%A0+Nurses+with+more+knowledge+of+and+interaction+with+the+telemedicine+unit+were+more+likely+to+endorse+it+for+support.%C2%A0%0D%0ACONCLUSION%3A+ICU+telemedicine+can+potentially+alleviate+burnout+among+critical+care+nurses.%C2%A0+Organizations+implementing+ICU+telemedicine+should+develop+programs+that+enhance+types+of+supports+valued+by+nurses%2C+such+as+mentoring%2C+career+transitions+for+older+nurses%2C+and+instrumental+support.&rft.date=2018-01-30&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F33535%2F1%2FKuza_Courtney_ETDdissert_12_2017.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kuza%2C+Courtney++(2018)+Burnout+among+critical+care+nurses+and+the+role+of+ICU+telemedicine.++Doctoral+Dissertation%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++