NIH-Funded Study Shows Sound Sleep Supports Immune Function
Getting a consistent good night’s sleep supports normal production and programming of hematopoietic stem cells, a building block of the body’s innate immune system, according…
September 2022
Survey Identifies Toll of Pandemic on Healthcare Worker Exhaustion
COVID exacted a huge toll on the wellbeing of healthcare workers. Already struggling with high levels of emotional exhaustion going into the pandemic, the problem…
Nurses Remain Passionate Despite Historical Issues in Need of Reform, According to Annual Industry Survey
A new study of nursing professionals and students revealed that nurses remain passionate about patient care, citing helping people through meaningful work (66 percent) but…
Clinicians Suffering Burnout are Twice as Likely to be Involved in Patient Safety Incidents
Doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents and four times more likely to be dissatisfied with their job,…
Resident Physicians Report Physical, Psychological Impacts From COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had many deleterious consequences for healthcare workers, including the challenges of caring for severely ill patients. Resident physicians, in particular, may…
When the Going Gets Tough: Challenges Faced by Healthcare Workers During the Pandemic
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline healthcare workers faced a sudden influx of patients with the new, highly contagious, life-threatening disease. This…
COVID-19 Has Changed How Primary Care Teams Work
Researchers sought to understand the strategies that clinical and administrative staff at primary care practices use to manage challenges faced by the primary care workforce…
COVID-19 Study Links Nurses’ Mental Health to Quality of Care
Stories of stress and burnout among healthcare workers, particularly nurses, continue to make news during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, new research shows these mental health…
Praising Frontline Workers is Critical to Their Recovery From Burnout
Remember when all those Twitter and Instagram posts thanking frontline workers blew up after the COVID pandemic hit? Turns out those were a big deal…
Nurse-Led Study Leads to Creating ‘Serenity Lounges’
A new Cedars-Sinai study shows that “Serenity Lounges” – break rooms equipped with massage chairs and other relaxation tools–reduced feelings of stress, anxiety and burnout…