A study of ICU nurses over more than two years reveals how hospitals may be misreading the retention problem.
Overload drains people; meaningful responsibility anchors them
This does not mean hospitals should simply pile more work onto nurses
Burnout isn’t a personal failing. It’s a structural problem that leaders must solve.
Understanding the neuroscience behind burnout could help people accept their resulting behavior and thought patterns as natural responses of the brain.
Try it out yourself.
Research shows that people don’t burn out in the exact same way or for the exact same reasons. Because of this, it’s important to identify the type of burnout that you may be facing. You may even be dealing with a mix of one or two of these types at the same time. In this…