Burnout in Health Care

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the meaning of burnout as defined by noted psychologist Beverly Potter, including the symptoms such as anger and the sense of loss of control. It provides a literature review covering numerous aspects of burnout in health care. It looks at the problems facing hospitals as a result and suggests various solutions for how hospital workers can attempt to achieve better working conditions in order to avoid the stress and potential burnout created by low wages, long working hours, and over-crowded conditions.

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Introduction: Defining the Problem of "Burnout"
The Literature Covering Numerous Aspects of Burnout in Healthcare
A Hospital Management Dichotomy: Priorities out of Whack
Solutions: Fighting for Better Working Conditions to Stave off Burnout and Stress

From the Paper:

"What causes burnout in healthcare environments? Research in the Radiological Technology (Akroyd) journal reflects the point that conditions in the healthcare marketplace "exacerbate the pressures" on employees and organizations. That is true because healthcare organizations "are forced to improve profit margins" while simultaneously "maintaining the highest standard of medical care". In other words, healthcare workers are expected to do "more with fewer resources", and that dynamic leads to stress and burnout."

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