Hospital Employee Health – February 1, 2020
February 1, 2020
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Work Culture: Breaking Down Silos, Ending the Silence
Experts say workplace culture change — a critical issue in an era of pervasive burnout — must include leadership, but it often begins at the grassroots level with some simple but aggravating problem.
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Surprised by Joy: A Framework for Finding Meaning in Work
There may seem to be a chasm between healthcare work and the commonly understood meaning of “joy,” but the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is dedicated to bringing the ambitious goal of “joy in work” into reality. The IHI framework is designed to reduce staff burnout while improving patient care and overall organizational performance.
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Healthcare Worker Attitudes and Perceptions About Respiratory Protection
In an unusual qualitative study, healthcare workers revealed a variety of attitudes about respiratory protection equipment, including motivations and suspicions that could improve or undermine compliance.
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Applying Ethics to Burnout
Between one-third and one-half of U.S. clinicians are experiencing burnout, according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report confirmed that burnout among U.S. clinicians is occurring at alarming rates, and made recommendations for system reforms and human factors redesign.
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Patient Watch: Alternatives to Using Nurses and Security Officers
Hospitals often struggle with the need to provide close watch over a potentially dangerous patient without relying on skilled nurses or security officers who are needed elsewhere. Some hospitals find that a patient watch program is the right solution.
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Paradigm Shift Needed on Healthcare Violence
Workplace violence in healthcare occurs at rates more than four times higher than in other industries. Patients and family are under stress, and often take it out on the physicians, nurses, and other employees.