Dear Nurse Practitioner,

 

The purpose of this study is to better understand nurse practitioner burnout. The study will include nurse practitioners working directly with patient’s full time, part-time, or casually in Canada with varying years of experience in practice.

 

The survey will be conducted on RedCap and will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Questions focus on current practice settings, identification of stressors as well as factors influencing burnout for nurse practitioners. The survey is anonymous.  You are not asked any identifying information.  Your email and IP addresses will not be collected. Data will be stored on a secure electronic Google Drive for seven years after which it will be destroyed using software that would render it inaccessible after deletion. Findings may be used to inform reports and presentations to institutions to offer strategies for mitigating and addressing burnout of NPs in health care settings.

 

This research study has been reviewed and approved by the Laurentian University Research Ethics Board. For concerns or questions regarding the ethical conduct of the study, you may also contact the Laurentian University Research Ethics Officer, at ethics@laurentian.ca 1-800-461-4030 ext. 3213 or 2436.

 

Participation in a survey about NP burnout may cause you to feel stressed or depressed.  If this is the case, I encourage you to contact one or more of the following:

• Your primary health care provider

• Employee assistance programs in your workplace

• Canadian Mental Health Association for programs in your area: https://cmha.ca/find-help/find-cmha-in-your-area/

• Talk Suicide crisis responder:

  • Call 1-833-456-4566 toll free 24/7/365 or; Text 45645 4pm-midnight ET

 

You have the right to withdraw from the survey at any time without penalty or consequence simply by stopping your participation and leaving the survey site.

 

You will be deemed to have provided consent to take this survey by clicking the link below and accessing the survey site.

 

Many thanks for considering participating in this research!

 

Roberta Heale NP-PHC, DNP, PhD

Laurentian University|935 Ramsey Lake Road|Sudbury, Ontario

rheale@laurentian.ca 1-800-461-4030 ext 3971