Would your problem identified in the Week 2 discussion question lend itself to a qualitative or quantitative design? What level of evidence (research design) would best address the problem? Explain your answer.

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The topic assigned to my group is Nurse Burnout during a Pandemic Related to Patient Safety. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), burnout is defined as a "syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed" and is now classified as a disease (Schmidt, 2020). The American Nurses Association (ANA) surveyed burnout, with results upwards of 62 percent of nurses reporting having burnout (Schmidt, 2020). As nurses, we dedicate our lives to helping sick people who cannot care for themselves either temporary or long term. We care for patients holistically, ensuring a patient's biological, social, psychological, and spiritual aspects are cohesive (Northeastern State University, 2017). The pandemic has exacerbated burnout for nurses, which affects mental and physical health, empathy, compassion, and decision making, which can lead to medical mistakes. Organizations must implement policies and programs that address the mental and emotional wellbeing of staff (Schmidt, 2020). Center for Healthy Minds and Practice (ChaMP) is a program at a local hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Its purpose is to meet the growing needs of the wellness and mental health of staff members (University of Florida, 2021). When this service started a few years ago, there were only two staff members, a Licensed Psychologist, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor; since Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), two more providers were hired to meet the demands of staff. COVID-19 has put a strain on not only nurses but ALL staff, who participate in caring for patients, no matter what their job title is. Organizations must be vested in their employee's overall health. Doing so reflects positively towards patient care, decrease, and adverse or sentinel effects.

I believe that these articles will be a great starting point for my first RUA paper. It provides several statistically significant findings & addresses all aspects of the clinical problem of nurse burnout during a pandemic.