A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that "each year, approximately 1.7 million hospitalized patients contract infections while are treated for other medical problems, and more than 98,000 of these patients die from their acquired infection” (Cimiotti et al., 2012, p. 486). Nursing burnout has been suggested to be linked to suboptimal care and patient dissatisfaction. Furthermore, the study shows that if the percentage of nurses suffering from high burnout could be reduced to 10%, from an average of 30%, approximately five thousand infections would be avoided (Cimiotti et al., 2012). In summary, increasing nursing staffing and reducing burnout among registered nurses is a promising strategy to help control urinary and surgical infections in acute care settings (Cimiotti et al..,