Nursing can be incredibly rewarding and fulfilling, but sometimes it can also lead to feeling burned out or having compassion fatigue. Sometimes, you put so much time and effort into caring for your patients that it's easy to forget about caring for yourself.
Burnout is becoming increasingly recognized as a widespread problem among healthcare professionals. In fact, more than one-third of secondary care doctors reported being unwell due to work-related stress in 2018.1
How do we combat this problem? While there are bigger, systemic issues that are harder to address as individual clinicians, there are some very obtainable solutions you can implement in your own clinic to help prevent burnout in yourself and your staff.
As a musician, prepping for a concert can lead to lengthy hours practicing getting a riff just right. According to the NHS, one of the most common injuries this leads to is repetitive strain injury (RSI).1 Other common injuries in musicians are tendonitis, trigger finger, and carpal tunnel syndrome. This article breaks down the most common hand and wrist injuries in musicians, as well as how to prevent and treat them.
In the United Kingdom, falls are the most reported incident that impact inpatients at hospitals. Data collected by the National Audit of Inpatient Falls found an average of 247,000 falls happen each year in United Kingdom hospitals. No one wants to see their patients get hurt. Find helpful products to help decrease the risk of falls in your hospital!
Therapists Beyond Borders helps empower communities that care for individuals with special needs. Performance Health is now a proud sponsor of Therapists Beyond Borders and supports this non-profit in a variety of ways.
Therapists Beyond Borders is a non-profit organization that partners with communities around the globe that need therapy services. Performance Health is a proud supporter of Therapists Beyond Borders. Learn how you can help too!