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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
