Nursing expert outlines 3-step plan for addressing burnout, related stress
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 18, 2024
Burnout in nursing home staff has been a hot-button topic for years, but despite the spotlight, providers still need better tactics to diagnose and systematically address the issue in their buildings.
Study aims to blunt staff burnout, make emotional well-being essential for staff health, resident care,...
By
Joe Bush
Oct 19, 2022
Creating and continuing a culture of well-being and mental health care for nursing home staff is a powerful tool for not only helping residents but attracting and retaining employees, says the National...
Learn how to fight burnout at the McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo in 1 week
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 11, 2021
The chief nursing officer of Vocera Communications will share solutions that can remove hassles, restore human connections and increase safety and health justice for residents, families and frontline workers...
Managers need better understanding of nurses’ stress, burnout, study shows
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Oct 31, 2017
Healthcare managers have a “big role” when it comes to the health and stress levels of the nurses they employ, according to the authors of a new study on stress in nursing. In particular, they...
HHS pledges $103 million for worker burnout, shortages
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 24, 2022
The Biden administration is supplying $103 million in grants to help curb healthcare worker burnout and staffing shortages, the White House announced Friday.
Caregiver burnout not harming patient care, study shows
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 05, 2024
With care worker weariness impossible to ignore in the long-term care sector, researchers have increasingly tried to learn whether burnout has led to lower care quality in nursing homes.
Study isolates nursing home leaders’ unique COVID-era stressors
By
Joe Bush
Nov 10, 2022
Excessive feelings of guilt, extra infection control precautions, unprecedented long work hours and personal healthcare sacrifices were common among nursing home leaders during the height of the pandemic,...