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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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Overcoming Nurse Burnout: A Must-Listen Conversation with Dr. Vidette Todaro-Franceschi! 

Daily Nurse

Compassion fatigue and burnout are real challenges in the healthcare fieldbut theres hope. The post Overcoming Nurse Burnout: A Must-Listen Conversation with Dr. Vidette Todaro-Franceschi! first appeared on Daily Nurse. Tune in and take the first step toward a better you!

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How to Avoid Nursing Burnout

Diversity Nursing

Nurse burnout is not a new concept. Nurses have been experiencing burnout for decades. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic, more Nurses than ever are experiencing burnout, making it a hot topic in the Nursing community. Nurses cannot pour from an empty cup.

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Travel Nursing Pre and Post-Pandemic

The Gypsy Nurse

The COVID-19 pandemic shined a bright light on the ongoing shortage — a shortage due in part to nurses retiring, a lack of nurse educators, and an aging patient population living longer with chronic medical conditions. The shortages have led to nurse burnout, which has played a role in decreasing retention levels.

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Nursing Roles Beyond the Bedside

Nurse.com

Throughout the duration of the pandemic, nurse burnout rates have been at an all-time high. Many experienced nurses are leaving the profession, and the younger generation of nurses entering the field are facing immense adversity. What’s causing bedside nursing burnout?

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The Nurses’ Strike Resolved

Empowered Nurses

Mount Sinai nurses are back to work with safe staffing ratios for all inpatient units “with firm enforcement so that there will always be enough nurses at the bedside to provide safe patient care, not just on paper.” This result in New York is a great start because change usually occurs on the coasts first.

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Emotional intelligence: A neglected nursing competency

American Nurse

In nursing, the renewed emphasis on EI is influenced by the association of higher nurse burnout and lower EI. This involves key skills such as emotional awareness, empathy, self-regulation, and relationship management —fundamental elements for a successful and fulfilling nursing career, as well as overall well-being.