HealthLeaders Media May 13, 2024
Fostering a culture that prioritizes employee wellbeing is a vital step towards mitigating burnout.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Leaders should adjust staffing models, provide access to mental health resources, and prioritize employee wellbeing to build a more sustainable workforce.
– Nurses should focus on establishing mentorship relationships and building camaraderie in their work environments.
Editor’s note: Kathy Driscoll, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CCM, is the senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Humana.
As health care professionals, we are no strangers to the perils of burnout. This is a crisis that predates the pandemic and has persisted at an alarming rate in the United States, as 49% of physicians report experiencing burnout and 64% of nurses say they feel “a...