"I'm scared that we're not going to be able to take care of people." Demoralizing. Exhausting. Frustrating. Scary. Those are some of the words used by two nurses in two intensive care units used to ...
Doctors and nurses across the country are experiencing occupational burnout and fatigue from the increased stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A team of researchers and medical professionals at ...
Critical care nurses’ overall health is related to the number of medical errors they report, according to new research published May 1 in the American Journal of Critical Care. The study — led by ...
Associate chief nursing officer at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center advocates for nurse leaders and organizations to take care of their nurses. Of the 267 study participants, nearly 70 were ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The stress of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a health system to hire a full-time therapist for its nursing team.
In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the psychological toll of medical trauma, particularly in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Traditionally, the focus has been on the patient’s ...
Care including the ICUconnect app showed more improvement in palliative care needs vs. usual care. Anxiety, depression and PTSD symptoms improved moderately/mildly in both the intervention and usual ...
The people caring for Alaska’s most vulnerable patients say a new flood of COVID-19 cases is stressing the state’s already compromised intensive-care system at levels they’ve never seen before. Alaska ...