Hospital Employee Health – December 1, 2021
December 1, 2021
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Exodus: Emotional Suffering Driving Nurses from the Field
According to a survey by the American Nurses Foundation, nurses feel “betrayed,” “guilty,” and “like a failure.” Nurses reported feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, irritable, and anxious. One percent of respondents expressed suicidal ideation. -
Helping Stressed Employees
Employee health professionals can find a wealth of resources in Stress First Aid for Health Care Workers, a compendium of tactics and assessment tools to address the growing mental health crisis. -
Reconnecting with the Patient in Era of ‘Mechanized’ Medicine
A physician shares details about his journey back to patient-focused care, which was inspired partly by an epiphany he experienced with a comatose child. -
CDC Warns of Severe Flu Season Despite Mild Season in Southern Hemisphere
Despite a historically mild flu season in 2019-2020, followed by the most recent mild season in the Southern Hemisphere, public health officials are warning of a possible severe flu outbreak on the horizon. -
Screening Ineffective for Identifying HCWs with Respiratory Illness
Ubiquitous employee temperature screening and symptom questions upon entry during the pandemic have not yielded much success in identifying sick healthcare workers or reducing the long-standing problem of presenteeism. The reasons workers come to work sick are complex.