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Nursing Burnout: What It Is and How to Prevent It?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Clinical nurses work in an environment that is high-stress by nature—making decisions that can impact patients’ lives— and need to take extra care to avoid the mental and physical condition known as nursing burnout. We outline what nurse burnout is, its risks, how to prevent it and how to address it if it’s happening to you.

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Tackling Nurse Burnout: New Strategies Aim to Empower Healthcare Workers

Daily Nurse

More importantly, it helps uncover the root causes of burnout, which are often hidden in the details of nurses’ day-to-day work. Sometimes, the problems seem small like workflow inefficiencies, outdated equipment, or lack of communication within teams.

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Breaking the Cycle of Nurse Burnout: USAHS DNP Alum to Present at Creating Health Work Environments Conference

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS), she is on a mission to address one of the professions most pressing issues: nursing burnout. Dr. Eke-Okoros project identified seven practical methods to help nurses cope with fatigue. One major recommendation was creating small groups where nurses can regularly check in with each other.

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Nurse Burnout and Technology: Finding the Balance

Daily Nurse

Countless factors contribute to nurse burnout, from a busy schedule to difficult patients and demanding daily tasks. It’s growing rapidly in the healthcare industry, and while it offers efficiency and innovation, it can also contribute to increased stress and fatigue among nursing professionals.

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Interventions to Overcome Nurse Burnout

American Nurse

Nurse burnout was studied for years before COVID-19, and the pandemic brought nurse burnout to the public eye. Burnout is associated with workload and lack of support that nurses experience in critical care areas such as ICUs (Buckley et al., 2019, Forsyth et al., 2020; Romppanen et al., 2017; Zhang et al.,

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HL Shorts: Addressing Nurse Burnout

Health Leaders | Nursing

On this week’s episode of HL Shorts, we hear from Jennifer Croland, vice president and chief nursing officer at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center, about how CNOs can identify which nurses are experiencing burnout. Tune in to hear her insights.

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Self-Care for Nurses: Preventing Burnout and Promoting Well-Being

The Gypsy Nurse

Long hours, high patient volumes, difficult working conditions, and the emotional toll of caring for others can lead to nurse burnouta state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion. Nurse burnout not only affects job performance but also has a significant impact on personal well-being.