Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to examine burnout in direct care personnel in an Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR). Burnout exacts high personal costs from direct care personnel working in Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Services (Hastings, Horne & Mitchell, 2004). There are also organizational costs from employee turnover, decreases in productivity, and potential harm to clients. The conceptual framework guiding this descriptive correlational study was a middle range theory of caregiver stress based on Roy's adaptation model (Tsai, 2003).

Author Details

Amanda Alisa Teal Townsend, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Sigma Membership

Epsilon Alpha

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Burnout, Direct Care Nurse Burnout, Patient Care

Advisor

Diana Morris

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Case Western Reserve University

Degree Year

2010

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-06-17

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