MedCity News July 13, 2020
To address nurse burnout, one effective strategy can be to transform education by integrating skills-building around wellness and stress management into both undergraduate and graduate curriculums.
Since Covid-19 first appeared, the eyes of the world have been on healthcare workers like never before. Initially, this was because of the selfless service of nurses and physicians who rushed to the frontlines in hot spots like New York, and then later because of the outcry over the lack of facility preparedness, PPE, and other essential supplies. In recent weeks, a chorus of voices has emerged from the frontline, sounding the alarm over the emotional well-being of clinicians who have had to ration care, watch their colleagues fall ill, and comfort scores of...