Surviving Nursing Burnout
Burnout is undeniable and, in nursing, endemic. Defined as the “physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress,” many elements of nursing are responsible: long hours, emotional exhaustion, trauma, and many say Covid. However, nursing burnout has been a factor long before Covid. Understaffing, under-appreciation, inadequate remuneration, compassion fatigue, and poor work-life balance have been the standard work environment for nurses long before Florence. What makes today different is the stress and chaos that came with Covid brought us all to burnout at the same time. Burnout roots in and grows without a person even realizing it. It…
Finding Balance: Healthcare Workers’ Guide to Preventing Burnout and Maintaining Well-Being
Advantage Medical Professionals provided this article. Burnout may feel like just a buzzword, given the heightened awareness over the last few years, but it’s certainly not a new concept. In 1997, the Maslach Burnout Inventory Manual defined burnout as “a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a sense of low personal accomplishment that leads to decreased effectiveness at work.”1 The same study also indicated that “burnout seems to occur mainly in professions involving interaction with people, such as physicians, nurses, social workers, and teachers.” Of course, this finding comes as no surprise for anyone who’s worked in a bedside healthcare setting. The best…
Battling Burnout: Take Time to Care for Yourself
Amare Medical Network provided this article. By Jaclyn Neilly, BSN, BA, RN, Director of Clinical ServicesatAmare Medical Network Burnout almost feels like lip service at this point, right? We are mucking through the day, shift after shift, just getting by. Shells of our former selves for the most part. Some of us have left the bedside or the profession altogether in hopes of gaining some small sense of humanity back. Some way to feel connected again, grounded. For years nurses have been facing increasing demands in their profession. These demands came to a head during the COVID-19 pandemic in a…
Exhausted to Extraordinary in 90 Days: The Breakthrough Burnout Event
Are you beyond resentful at everyone and everything, feeling stuck and unsure about what to do to get back to yourself? Are you living in dread and fear and want to feel calm, confident, and in control? Don’t know how to reframe negative thoughts or turn your mind off to be present with your family and friends? Join burnout expert Dr. Sharon Grossman in a FREE live workshop to learn the three simple steps you need to go from being enslaved to your job to designing your life on purpose so you can feel lighter, more in control, and more…
Strategies for Dealing with Travel Nurse Burnout
Fusion Medical Staffing provided this article. Author, Megan Bebout Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a bad day at work. As the backbone of the healthcare system, registered nurses (RNs) have seen some serious stuff, and to put it lightly, they’re tired. Exhausted. Travel nurses aren’t just there to treat illnesses or injuries. These caregivers also comfort, educate, and advocate for their patients and their families, in addition to a bunch of other tasks. Plus, most RNs are working long shifts away from their homes, separated from their own friends and families, so not only do they struggle with patient care, but they also deal…
Not Again! What To Do About Healthcare Burnout?
Aequor Healthcare provided this article. Burnout is a term that gets thrown around so much in healthcare that you’re probably going to stop reading right now. Please give me a few more sentences before you decide to stop. Yes, you know what it means, you probably have it, and you’ve heard all the trite tips and strategies for overcoming burnout over and over. What more can be said? How about this: It’s not your fault. It’s not a problem with your character or fortitude. It’s not the fault of your place of employment or a lack of planning and poor…
Overcoming Travel Nurse Burnout – 5 Lessons I Learned On the Road
“BEEP. BEEP.” 0530, and my alarm was ringing off. After I had pressed snooze for long enough to make myself late, I lazily pulled myself out of bed, put my scrubs on, grabbed my lunch, and headed out the door. I dreaded the commute to the hospital, and even worse – I had 12+ hours of work anxiety to look forward to. I have now been a nurse for five years, and I absolutely love it. I love working three days a week, caring for others, and I still enjoy the adrenaline rush of someone “tanking.” I can’t imagine doing…
My Burnout Story: COVID Edition
Many people have been talking about making a shift or pivot since COVID hit; I am no different! Many of you know I am a nurse, not currently practicing nursing. With the onset of COVID, it became clear to me that I needed to do something to make a difference. Truth be told, I had some survivor guilt because I was not working in the field. When I suggested I may return to nursing, my family and friends said, “are you CRAZY?!” My Burnout Story: I also discovered that I suffered from burnout. Because I felt stressed, I left nursing…
Traveling Light: Without the Burnout Suitcase
The Following is a Guest Post by Cheryl J Reynolds. Burnout prevention is always the best medicine, but for some of us, even with our best intentions….prevention doesn’t happen. Are you one of those nurses who went through burnout, thought it was over, and then realized you are back on the stress and burnout road again? Road through burnout I know how you feel as I drove down that road through burnout…more than once. So, I know how disheartening you feel when those symptoms start coming back again. Burnout is a long winding road, but hopefully, this article will help…
How To Treat Your Own Nursing Burnout
This article provided by Malone Healthcare Solutions. As a busy healthcare professional, you spend more time worrying about others than yourself. Unfortunately, this is starting to catch up with you, as you’re battling a hard case of nursing burnout. For a while, you thought you were just tired or battling a rough patch, but it’s become evident that the problem is much deeper. You don’t want to quit your job, so you’re eager to find a solution. Here’s some advice to help you work through this and come out stronger than ever. 4 Tips to Overcome Feelings of Burnout Get…