Graduation Semester and Year
Summer 2026
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Michelle Hampton
Abstract
Background
Advanced practice clinicians (APCs) face ongoing job-related stress and career burnout. Work-related stress and burnout affect healthcare quality, safety, and patient satisfaction, yet evidence specific to job-related stress and career burnout from outpatient medical facilities in the South Texas region remains limited.
Purpose
A quality improvement (QI) project was implemented to decrease work-related stress and burnout among APCs working in an outpatient medical facility in the South Texas region.
Methods
Project participants included family nurse practitioners (FNPs) (n=7) and physician assistants (PAs) (n=4). Data was collected between January 2026 and March 2026. An intervention was implemented which included engagement in a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week, maintaining the recommended daily 7 to 9 hours of sleep, and taking one or two 5- to 10-minute breaks during the workday to practice mindfulness-based interventions, which included body scan meditation exercises during an 8-week intervention. Pre- and post-intervention stress and burnout were analyzed using Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).
Results
A paired-samples t-test was conducted to compare pre and post OLBI and PSS scores. Both stress and burnout showed improvement following the intervention.
Keywords
Nursing burnout, Healthcare worker burnout, Stress management
Disciplines
Other Nursing | Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Vasquez, Laura, "Decreasing Work-Related Stress and Burnout in Advanced Practice Clinicians" (2026). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects. 1.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/nursing_dnpprojects2/1