<p>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.</p>

Applying Ethics to Burnout

Recognizing moral distress in healthcare workers

February 1, 2020

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.

Issue Date: February 1, 2020

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Financial Disclosure: Nurse Planner Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN, reports she is a consultant for Ethicon USA and Mobile Instrument Service and Repair. Medical Writer Gary Evans, Editor Jill Drachenberg, Editor Jonathan Springston, Editorial Group Manager Leslie Coplin, and Accreditations Manager Amy M. Johnson, MSN, RN, CPN, report no consultant, stockholder, speaker’s bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study.

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