Abstract
Introduction and aim: Burnout, perceived stresses and threats in the workplace are a global phenomenon in nursing. Meanwhile, the psychological ability of nurses through increasing their efficiency, job motivation and creative behaviors can play an important role in increasing their efficiency in therapeutic settings. Therefore, due to the high rate of burnout in intensive care unit nurses, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of psychological empowerment program on clinical competence and burnout of intensive care unit nurses in Shahrekord teaching hospitals.
Methods: In this quasi-experimental study that was performed on 61 ICU nurses of teaching hospitals in Shahrekord, the samples were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. In the next stage, for the intervention group, the workshop and psychological empowerment sessions were implemented for eight sessions of 90 minutes and the control group only received the routine education. At the end of each session, the booklet was given to the members of the intervention group. CIRN and Maslach Burnout Questionnaire was completed for both groups before, immediately and one month after the intervention. Data has been analysed by SPSS 21 softwaer using descriptive analytic tests.
Results: The results showed that the mean of clinical competence before the intervention in the intervention group was (161. 00 ± 11.34) and in the control group was (154.53 ± 41.64) which were not significantly different (P = 0.51). The mean score of clinical competence immediately after the intervention in the intervention group was (176.68 ± 23.87) and in the control group was (160.27 ± 39.48) that no significant difference was observed between the two groups (P = 0.13). Also, the mean score of clinical competence one month after the intervention was (181.35 ± 26.99) and in the control group was (153.13± 41.10), which was a significant difference (P<0.001). Burnout before the intervention in intervention group was (52.70 ± 15.17) and in the control group was (45.07 ± 16.74), which were not significantly different (P = 0.08).
Conclusion: According to the results of a recent study, the implementation of empowerment training program is effective in the clinical performance of nurses and improves performance in the level of service to patients and treatment teams. Psychological empowerment of nurses More interventions should be done.