The Impact of Stress and Burnout on Nurses and Patient Outcomes – Beyond burnout, high levels of stress among nurses often have a negative impact on patient outcomes. As stated earlier, nurses who are under a lot of stress at work are less dedicated to their careers. This is a problem because nurse dedication and patient satisfaction are closely related. Additionally, units have more patient accidents, patient falls, and medication errors and nurses report feeling more stressed. The impact of stress and burnout on nurses and patient outcomes With a detrimental effect on patient care and outcomes, nurses’ stress, and burnout are significant.
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