New Research Shows Pandemic’s Toll on Frontline Healthcare Workers
For frontline healthcare workers, the mental health impact from the pandemic is extending beyond career burnout. Much of the attention on the mental toll suffered…
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Better-Staffed Hospitals Before the Pandemic Had Better Outcomes During It, Study Suggests
According to a new study published in Nursing Outlook, the journal of the American Academy of Nursing, chronic hospital nurse understaffing and poor hospital work…
United Health Foundation Launches $3.1 Million Partnership with American Nurses Foundation to Fight Nurse Burnout and Attrition
The United Health Foundation, the philanthropic foundation of UnitedHealth Group announced a three-year, $3.1 million grant partnership with the American Nurses Foundation to fight nurse…
New Visual Scale Offers Simple Measure to Help Identify Job Burnout
A 2020 Gallup poll showed that 76 percent of employed Americans surveyed have experienced burnout. Perhaps due to the condition’s prevalence, the World Health Organization…
Majority of Clinicians in U.S. Safety Net Practices Report Moral Distress During COVID-19 Pandemic
The distress of doctors and nurses working in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic has received much attention in news media and academic research, including their…
Could “Choosing Wisely” Help Fight Healthcare Worker Burnout?
As hospitals, clinics and health systems seek to overcome the wave of burnout and departures among their clinical staff, they might want to adopt an…
Study Suggests Female Healthcare Workers Faced Heightened Moral Distress During the Pandemic
New research highlights the challenges women healthcare providers (HCPs) experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic which contributed to heightened moral distress, providing insights into ongoing professional…
200 Healthcare Workers Share Experiences of Shame as Part of New Podcast Documentary Series
More than 200 healthcare workers have shared their experiences of the impact of shame on their work as part of new podcast documentary which aims…
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…
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,…