Nurse Burnout & Retention
Burnout can happen in any profession. The healthcare industry has experienced some especially difficult challenges, particularly in the past two years, that have affected individuals in adverse ways. There are many causes of stress in nursing, as well as somewhat startling healthcare burnout statistics. What Causes Stress and Burnout? Burnout is a specific type of [...]
Nurses are under a tremendous amount of stress. They face challenges every day, as they take care of patients, juggle schedules, and work to ensure that everyone stays safe and healthy. Effective nurse retention strategies can help in preventing nurse burnout and reducing the staff turnover rate. Turnover is Costly The average financial cost of turnover for [...]
When your healthcare practice is facing staff shortages, your clinical team is overworked, or you just need a little help with patient engagement after hours, a triage nurse may just be the answer for you. After-hours triage can be your all-in-one-solution, whether you are an independent practice, a home health agency, or a hospice organization. [...]
Burnout in healthcare is a real concern of today’s providers; the areas of hospice and post-acute care are no exception. It’s costly, on a human and a financial level and it can negatively impact patient experience and outcomes. Enlisting the help of an after-hours triage service can give providers a way to reduce these issues [...]
Healthcare is a stressful business. Those who work in healthcare face challenges every day as they provide care and help to others while sometimes ignoring their own needs. Understanding how to reduce nurse burnout in your practice can help keep everyone safe and healthy, both physically and mentally. Burnout Defined Nurse burnout can have three [...]
While burnout in the healthcare field is not a new concept, the historic staff shortages brought on COVID-19- related burnout has launched it into the spotlight. There are a number of specific reasons for the high burnout rate, even during “normal” times. There are also a number of ways to reduce nurse burnout in post-acute [...]
The chaos of coronavirus underscores the challenge that public health workers face in prioritizing their own wellness in the face of limited resources, brutal hours, and endless demands on their time. These issues are not unique to times of crisis, but it underscores a chronic and deteriorating pattern in healthcare. With coronavirus and nurse burnout [...]
After Hours Triage and Core Services If you are struggling to decipher the Conditions of Participation as it relates to outsourcing any part of your after hours triage for hospice or after hours triage for home care and core services operations and whether or not it conflicts with Core Services, we have some answers for [...]
Nurse Shortages It seems like every year we hear more stories about nurse shortages, continued compassion fatigue and burnout. Additionally, faced with funding cuts and shrinking profits affecting our nations healthcare providers, it's no wonder why our nurses are working longer hours, more days. We all know our nurses are our most precious resource, and finding [...]
