<p> The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to uncover the lived to experiences of registered nurses who have experienced burnout during their careers, yet chose to remain in the profession, and to uncover the leadership and individual strategies that address nursing burnout. The study included the phenomenological method to explore the research questions. Fifteen registered nurses who identified an episode of burnout in their nursing career, and were still working in the nursing profession, participated in an in-depth interview. Five themes that emerged from the data were (a) burnout affects the whole person, (b) social support helps cope with burnout, (c) a healthy lifestyle is paramount to prevention and coping, (d) nurse leaders play a pivotal role in preventing and managing burnout, and (e) caring is an essential element of nursing. Recommendations for future research include an exploration of lived experiences of nurse leaders; use of the burnout scale to identify nurses with burnout with subsequent in-depth interviews; research to determine if preventive measures actually prevent burnout or merely lessen the unpleasant affects; exploration of sleep deprivation, exhaustion, and burnout; and the implementation of Watson&rsquo;s Attending Nurse Caring Model.</p>

<p> The research investigated factors that affect the sustainability of nonprofit community behavioral healthcare organizations (CBHOs) with annual revenues > $10 million. The theoretical framework encompassed resource dependence, institutional, strategic choice, and organizational effectiveness theories and used a systems model to delimit variables of interest. Using survey methodology, the quantitative study examined relationships between variables of resource dependence, institutional pressure, strategic choice, and financial performance (effectiveness) across a population of 508 CBHOs within the United States. To accomplish this, measures previously introduced by Bielefeld (1992a, 1992b) and Tuckman and Chang (1991) were adapted to align with the influencing environment of CBHOs. The following correlations were statistically significant: resource dependence and a revenue-seeking strategy; institutional pressure and a revenue-seeking strategy; institutional pressure and a legitimation strategy; resource dependence and financial performance; and a revenue-seeking strategy and financial performance. The study examined the extent to which variables of resource dependence, institutional pressure, and strategic choice explained variation in financial performance. The equity financial model was significant (<i>R</i>² = .13, <i>F</i> (5, 89) = 2.6, <i>p</i> &lt; .05). The revenue concentration financial model was also significant (<i> R</i>² = .13, <i>F</i> (4, 90) = 3.16, <i> p</i> &lt; .05). The administrative expense financial model was not significant. Findings revealed the close linkage between the resource and institutional environment and a high level of dependence of the sector on government funding. Revenue-seeking strategy was significant in two of three financial models. The research holds promise for replication in other homogenous nonprofit sectors.</p>

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