Factors Related to Burnout Among Perinatal Home Visiting Nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Risks for burnout among nurses have been understudied in public and community health settings. This qualitative descriptive study aimed to describe the experiences of nurses working in a perinatal community health program for high-risk families with a focus on challenges and risks for burnout.

Methods

We conducted field observation and semistructured individual interviews in 2019 with nurses at 2 sites implementing Prenatal Care Coordination (PNCC), a Medicaid benefit for high-risk pregnant people and infants in Wisconsin. A larger parent study assessed the implementation of PNCC overall through a thematic analysis process. Initial deductive coding was guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

Findings

Emergent themes demonstrated that

SUBMITTER: Greene MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10372681 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Sep 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature