How to manage stress and burnout in nursing
Nursing burnout is not a personal failing. It is a systemic, measurable clinical hazard — and one of the most significant threats to patient safety in U.S. hospitals today. The 2023 NSI Nursing Solutions Workforce Survey found that 62% of nurses reported burnout symptoms, and a 2024 Medscape Nursing Burnout & Career Satisfaction Report found […]
Nursing burnout is not a badge of honor
Nursing burnout is not a badge of honor! As nurses, it is so easy to overwork ourselves as a way of proving our dedication and loyalty. I remember as a young nurse working 2 jobs and averaging over 60 hour per week. I even remember one time feeling proud that I had worked 18 days […]
Take care of yourself before you take care of others
“Take care of yourself before you take care of others.” Every nurse has heard it. Most nurses have smiled, nodded, and then done a 13-hour shift without eating, come home at 8 PM, and collapsed into bed wondering when that advice was supposed to kick in. Nurse self-care isn’t a mindset problem. It’s a structural […]