Part II: In the table below, describe the population and the intervention. (You will continue drafting the PICOT, completing the shaded areas in Topic 3.)

 

PICOT Question
P	Population	Nurses experiencing burnout
Nurses with burnout pose a significant risk to patient care and hardly meet the desired health outcomes. According to Babapour et al. (2022), stressful environments that intensify burnout decrease nurses’ energy and work efficiency, hampering their capacity to provide proper patient care. Other adverse outcomes associated with such a workforce include low job satisfaction, a lack of teamwork, and increased intention to leave (Monroe et al., 2021). Since these outcomes affect patient care and work relationships adversely, evidence-based interventions to reduce nurse burnout should be a priority for nurses and nurse leaders.

I	Intervention	Guided mindfulness meditation
Mindfulness meditation enhances coping and could be an effective intervention for nurse burnout. Mindfulness-based interventions are associated with positive benefits among nurses, such as stress and anxiety reduction, improved coping, and strong mental health and well-being (Fadzil et al., 2021; Huberty et al., 2019). Besides, mindfulness improves nurses’ self-awareness and judgment, enabling them to make better health decisions.

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References

Al Sabei, S. D., Al?Rawajfah, O., AbuAlRub, R., Labrague, L. J., & Burney, I. A. (2022). Nurses’ job burnout and its association with work environment, empowerment and psychological stress during COVID?19 pandemic. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 28(5), e13077. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.13077

Babapour, A. R., Gahassab-Mozaffari, N., & Fathnezhad-Kazemi, A. (2022). Nurses’ job stress and its impact on quality of life and caring behaviors: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nursing, 21(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00852-y