Avoid Burnout Analysis

I am a supply specialist, so I work alongside my supply sergeant (my boss). We both have to complete inventories all of the time, while having guys come in wanting certain things. We also have to worry about ordering, for the upcoming drills, things we need for training. Most drills there is always something that does not go right. In inventories, if we are missing something, to a guy coming in and saying he broke a cable, for example, and so on. It is constant moving and running around. It can become very challenging at times. We also have to worry about ordering food for the cooks and serve the food, and are responsible for setting up and taking down training events. This means we are the first ones to wake up for the day and the last ones to go to bed. Which lack of sleep does not help either. This can result in work overload, because at times I feel that I have to work long and hard at too many tasks in order to accomplish them. This can result in feeling more stressed. (Straub, 2017, p. 91). I become burned out as well. Burnout is “a job-related state of physical and psychological exhaustion.” (Straub, 2017, p.

Burnout among graduate students can lead to emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Students might not perform to the best of their abilities, and experience a decline in their sense of personal accomplishments (Maslach, Leiter, and Jackson, 2012). It can be difficult for them to rationalize that their feelings are a result of stress and high demands, something that can trigger feelings of insecurity and anxiety. The lack of self-esteem can be difficult to rebuild, unless the student is provided with adequate support from t their environment.

Blau, Tatum, and Goldberg (2013) indicated that burnout has been studied in various mental health workers, including; case managers, psychologist, psychotherapist, social workers, rehabilitation counselor, and intensive care workers. Due to the nature of the field and high involvement with the others, mental health workers are likely to experience burnout (Sangganjanavanich & Balkin, 2010). Multiple job duties can cause unnecessary stress within the work environment when daily task is not managed properly among mental health professionals. In a survey completed by the American Counseling Association (ACA) 75.7% of mental health professionals that colleagues coping with burnout are significant threat to the profession of counseling (Puig, Baggs, Mixon, Park, Kim, & Lee, 2011). Of those professional, 63.5% indicated that they are aware of colleagues who cope with burnout (Puig, Baggs, Mixon, Park, Kim & Lee, 2011).

Hospitals are cutting back cost and when they do, they cut back on staffing which becomes a patient safety issue. The understaffing caused by burnout, is one of the problems leading to a higher rate of infectious diseases. The main reason for this is that burned out nurses are having a mental lapse when it comes to hand hygiene. Plus, the nurses do not have the time to enforce the infection control practices and procedures within their own team (Wood, 2012). The understaffing problem within the nursing community doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. A 2012 report in the American Journal of Medical Quality projected a shortage of registered nurses to spread across the country by 2030 (Gupta, 2014).

Upon my completion of taking the "The Competence Communicator" assessment "Do You Smell Something Burn? Assessing Your Burnout Risk", I discovered that my was between a 31-50 resulting that I am at moderate burnout risk. At this point in my career, I would agree with the results due to there has been a lot of aspects at my job that has caused a negative effect on employees leading to temporarily stressful aspects to my job. I have recognized I am not the only one to feel these symptoms of burnout but also some of my close colleagues are as well. I have seen an decrease in team morale and job performance due to aggravated work stressors. Solutions, that I have recently taken on to prevent workplace burnout reevaluate why I do what and rediscovering

As the healthcare system is evolving and becoming more advanced and demanding, nurses, especially registered nurses(RNs), are threatened by the increased job demands and other stress-related factors that negatively affect their performance. Furthermore, advances in technology along with the nursing shortage and the retirement of baby boomers have put a strain on healthcare organizations which in turn has greatly increased the work demands leading to unhealthy working environments (Othman & Nasurdin, 2013; Van Bogaert, Wouters, Willems, Mondelaers, & Clarke, 2013). An unhealthy nurse practice environment in which there is no or little support to overcome different challenges that may arise from the job affect nurses’ capacity to be more engaged

Burnout is a vocational syndrome that can manifest in any field; those that work in the helping and healthcare professions have added considerations that potentially place them at additional risk. Whereas occupational burnout typically is characterized by increasing work expectations and decreasing support and recognition, mental health clinicians are also vulnerable to compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization. These can manifest beyond the usual burnout symptoms of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and decreasing feelings of accomplishment (Kerr, 2016). Self-care, self-directed by the clinician, can act as a first-line defense against these serious problems, and along with the buffer of organizational supports, can mitigate

The article I had read is, “Giving Doctors What They Need to Avoid Burnout” on the Harvard Business Review. The article discusses the topic of leadership in the healthcare industry. I have chosen to read about this article due to my father being in the medical industry and a business owner himself. It had caught my interest as with the recent health care reforms and changes in the medical field, it allowed me to take a front row perspective in seeing what my father is experiencing.

Do you feel exhausted, anxious, or dread the thought of going to work each day? In last month’s article, we discussed these subtle signs (and more) which indicate your body may be headed for burnout. Already feeling burned out? Let’s look at some steps you can take to overcome this chronically stressful state and begin thriving again.

Ang &Devi, 2012). The registered nurses have also complained of substandard staffing units which are not adequate to cope with the patient load (Toh, Ang &Devi, 2012). Therefore, healthcare organizations should work promptly in improving the nurse's efficacy in specialty units through consistent training and development (Toh, Ang &Devi, 2012). The continuous training and education of nurses are essential to organize the workload and to improve the working environment of emergency and specialty departments such as ICU (Toh, Ang &Devi, 2012).

(Whitebird, 2013) Lack of emotional support and difficulty dealing with the suffering at the end of life are key factors in the stress that the hospice nurse experiences.

Forming an understanding of fatigue and burnout on the job of delivering commodities cross-country is the focus herein. The discoveries from research conducted on fatigue have provided insight into additional concerns regarding the health of humanity. The process and development of how fatigue relates to the personal self when working under conditions of exertion are very important.

Burnout is prevalent to neurology. There are many reasons why our practitioners experience burnout. Workload, autonomy, support staff, difficulty with work-life integration, and loss of value/meaning in the work are key drivers. Twenty years ago, we did not have the internet at our fingertips and many of the other social stressors. Our patients are able to Google diagnoses and treatments. This means that burnout techniques that were common 20 years ago may not work today. There are many ways to respond to others around us. Dr. Rafael Llinas says active, constructive responding is reacting positively and being interested and caring. This may be a way to provide resiliency to each other.

There are many ways to beat or prevent burnouts. In a research based in China, structural empowerment is said to have a positive effect on the psychological empowerment and will have a positive effect on nurses’ intent to stay. The Capella University has three tips to beating a burnout. There are: address workplace stress, provide support and to manage emotions. Addressing the stress at work can help find a solution earlier rather than later. Having support will enable nurses to handle their daily challenges better. Knowing how to manage emotions rather than pretending they don't exist can also lessen the strain one is feeling and therefore will lessen the chances of burnout. (Routson 2011) states that caring for oneself goes a long way

     Burnout normally occurs slowly, over a long period of time. It may express itself physically or mentally. Physical symptoms may include feelings of intense fatigue, changes in heart rate, weight, blood pressure, vulnerability to viral infection, and then immune breakdown. Mental burnout may manifest itself with feelings of lack of control over commitments, belief that you are accomplishing less, tendency to think negatively, loss of a sense of purpose and increasing detachment to situations that cause stress. In some cases, burnout can lead to a decreased self-esteem.