Date of Conferral

8-12-2026

Date of Award

August 2026

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Donna Bailey

Abstract

This Doctor of Nursing Practice staff education project addressed occupational burnout among psychiatric registered nurses caring for patients with schizophrenia. Workplace violence, compassion fatigue, emotional exhaustion, and staffing shortages place psychiatric nurses at high risk for burnout, threatening nurse well-being, workforce retention, and patient safety. The practice site lacked a standardized resilience education program. The practice-focused question was, In psychiatric nurses caring for patients with schizophrenia, does implementation of an evidence-based resilience education program, compared with current practice, reduce occupational burnout? The purpose was to implement and evaluate such a program, informed by the Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice (JHEBP) Model and the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) framework. Fifteen psychiatric registered nurses completed an 8-week educational intervention. Burnout, resilience knowledge, and satisfaction were measured pre- and postimplementation using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and analyzed with descriptive statistics. Findings demonstrated improved resilience knowledge, reduced emotional exhaustion, greater confidence in applying resilience strategies, and high participant satisfaction. Recommendations include integrating resilience education into employee orientation, annual competency training, and ongoing professional development. Broader adoption may strengthen nursing practice, improve patient safety and workforce retention, and advance positive social change through healthier, more equitable work environments for a diverse nursing workforce.

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