TY - JOUR

T1 - Burnout within forensic psychiatric nursing

T2 - Its relationship with ward environment and effective clinical supervision?

AU - Berry, Suzanne

AU - Robertson, Noelle

N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Berry, S, Robertson, N. Burnout within forensic psychiatric nursing: Its relationship with ward environment and effective clinical supervision? J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2019; 26: 212– 222. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12538 which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jpm.12538 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.

PY - 2019/9/30

Y1 - 2019/9/30

N2 - 4.1 IntroductionDespite extensive research examining burnout in psychiatric nursing staff, literature exploring key predictors of burnout in secure psychiatric settings has been relatively neglected. Research has yet to explore burnout in these settings by adopting previously identified predictors such as support or the ward environment.4.2 AimThe current study aimed to reduce this gap by exploring burnout, the perceived effectiveness of clinical supervision and ward environment.4.3 MethodIn 2014, nursing staff working in a medium secure forensic psychiatric unit in the United Kingdom (N = 137) provided demographic information and completed the measures assessing: Burnout, clinical supervision and the ward environment.4.4 ResultsApproximately 10% of nursing staff could be classed as “burnt‐out”. The main predictors of burnout were age and ward environment. Clinical supervision had minimal association with burnout.4.5 DiscussionThe current study sheds doubt on clinical supervision as a potential intervention for burnout and results appear comparable to research within other settings. The implications of the ward environment, supervision and burnout are discussed herein.4.6 Implication for PracticeInterventions may need to focus on a positive ward environment (including patient cohesion, experienced safety and enhancing the therapeutic atmosphere). Organizations should support younger nursing staff as they appear particularly vulnerable to burnout.

AB - 4.1 IntroductionDespite extensive research examining burnout in psychiatric nursing staff, literature exploring key predictors of burnout in secure psychiatric settings has been relatively neglected. Research has yet to explore burnout in these settings by adopting previously identified predictors such as support or the ward environment.4.2 AimThe current study aimed to reduce this gap by exploring burnout, the perceived effectiveness of clinical supervision and ward environment.4.3 MethodIn 2014, nursing staff working in a medium secure forensic psychiatric unit in the United Kingdom (N = 137) provided demographic information and completed the measures assessing: Burnout, clinical supervision and the ward environment.4.4 ResultsApproximately 10% of nursing staff could be classed as “burnt‐out”. The main predictors of burnout were age and ward environment. Clinical supervision had minimal association with burnout.4.5 DiscussionThe current study sheds doubt on clinical supervision as a potential intervention for burnout and results appear comparable to research within other settings. The implications of the ward environment, supervision and burnout are discussed herein.4.6 Implication for PracticeInterventions may need to focus on a positive ward environment (including patient cohesion, experienced safety and enhancing the therapeutic atmosphere). Organizations should support younger nursing staff as they appear particularly vulnerable to burnout.

KW - burnout

KW - clinical supervision

KW - forensic

KW - nursing staff

KW - ward environment

U2 - 10.1111/jpm.12538

DO - 10.1111/jpm.12538

M3 - Journal article

VL - 26

SP - 212

EP - 222

JO - Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

JF - Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

SN - 1351-0126

IS - 7-8

ER -