HealthLeaders Media July 10, 2023
Researchers find relatively high levels of burnout at hospitals designated as good places to work.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Burnout rates at Magnet hospitals were 32% among physicians and 47% among nurses.
– To improve the mental health and well-being of clinicians, boosting nurse staffing was ranked as the top preferred intervention, with support of 87% of nurses and 45% of physicians.
– Other preferred interventions included taking breaks without interruptions, reducing time spent on documentation, improving the usability of electronic medical records, and control over scheduling.
To address burnout, physicians and nurses prefer actions to boost nurse staffing, increase clinician control over workload, and improve work environments rather than wellness programs and resilience training, a new research article found.
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