Despite working in a highly stressful nursing unit and accepting additional shifts, a new nursing graduate has a strategy to prevent burnout. The best strategy would be for the new nurse to
a. Identify limits and scope of work responsibilities.
b. Write for 10 minutes in a journal every day.
c. Use progressive muscle relaxation.
d. Delegate complex nursing tasks to licensed professional nurses.
ANS: A
An important step in preventing burnout is acknowledging one's own limitations, as well as what one's scope of work is while on the job. By doing this, the person will help to prevent emotional exhaustion and will limit the effects of chronic stress. Journaling and muscle relaxation are good stress-relieving techniques but are not directed at the cause of the workplace stress. Delegating if not applicable is an inappropriate coping mechanism.
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