Exhausted nurse's photo shows emotional toll of job:
field are driving factors behind the burnout many nurses feel. In a recent survey by the American Nurses Association , over half of nurses said they often have to work through breaks or arrive early or stay late to get their work done. Fifty percent said they felt obligated to come to work even when they were sick or injured.
Kendra McMillan, a registered nurse and senior policy advisor for the ANA, says she remembers working back-to-back 12-hour shifts and being physically, emotionally, and mentally exhausted. “You want the best outcome for your patients because you don’t always know what’s going to happen to them when they leave,” McMillan says.
Health care industry leaders are trying to come up with ways to address burnout among many types of professionals. McMillan says the ANA advocates for a few solutions, including getting rid of mandatory overtime, ensuring nurses have time for meals and rest breaks, and “the right to refuse an assignment without repercussion.” And actively seeking nurses’ input is essential, she says.
“Nurses need to be involved in decision-making, because they can best speak to what it’s like,” McMillan says.“I’d just like to remind nurses to keep compassion at the forefront of their mind. It’s so easy to get caught up in our own lives when we have so many things to do, but we have to remember that we are here with the opportunity to be such a light in the darkness of disease,” Nixon says.
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