Key Takeaways You graduated three years ago with your nursing degree, $30,000 in debt, and a genuine passion for patient care. Today, you’re drafting your resignation letter. Again. Gen Z healthcare workers—those born between 1997 and 2012—are leaving the profession at rates that alarm workforce analysts and healthcare leaders. According to Press Ganey’s Nurse Experience… Continue reading Gen Z Burnout: Why Younger Healthcare Workers Are Leaving
Category: Healthcare Communication
When Does Digital Burnout in Healthcare Become Too Much
Key Takeaways You finally sit down after rounds, open the EMR, and see 47 unread messages, 23 pending medication reconciliations, 15 lab results to review, and 8 patient portal messages—all marked “urgent.” Your eyes burn from staring at screens, your neck aches from hunching over workstations, and you realize you’ve spent more time documenting care… Continue reading When Does Digital Burnout in Healthcare Become Too Much
How to Break Medical Hierarchies to Foster Team Collaboration
Transform rigid healthcare hierarchies into collaborative teams. Evidence-based strategies for improving interprofessional communication and patient outcomes.
Night Shift Communication: A Healthcare Worker’s Survival Guide
Evidence-based strategies for effective hospital communication during night shifts. Learn handoff protocols, manage fatigue-related errors, and maintain team cohesion
Pros and Cons of Hospital Pagers
Weighing hospital pagers vs smartphones? Learn the real advantages and drawbacks of paging systems for clinical communication and patient safety.
What Are Pagers and How Do They Work in Healthcare?
Key Takeaways You’re scrubbing into surgery when your pager vibrates. You step out, find a phone, dial the callback number, wait on hold, and finally learn the lab results you needed five minutes ago. By the time you return, you’ve lost critical momentum. This scenario plays out thousands of times daily in hospitals across the… Continue reading What Are Pagers and How Do They Work in Healthcare?
Top 5 Hospital Productivity Barriers
Discover the top hospital productivity barriers impacting healthcare delivery. Learn evidence-based solutions to overcome inefficiencies and improve patient care.
What is a Stressor? Guide to Healthcare Workplace Stress
Key Takeaways Healthcare professionals face unique pressures that can impact their well-being and ability to provide quality care. Understanding what a stressor is in your work environment is the first step toward managing it effectively and preventing burnout. What is a Stressor? Definition and Explanation A stressor is any demand, situation, or circumstance that triggers… Continue reading What is a Stressor? Guide to Healthcare Workplace Stress
Talking to Kids in Pediatric Palliative Care
National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day (October 9) is a special time to recognize the serious needs of children with life-limiting illnesses. These kids, their families, and the healthcare teams that support them need care that is complete, gentle, and long-term. At its heart, this kind of care—called Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC)—is all about how… Continue reading Talking to Kids in Pediatric Palliative Care
Triage in Healthcare: Process, Colors & Scales
Understand the vital role of triage in healthcare, including the 4-color mass casualty system (Red, Yellow, Green, Black) and the 5-level hospital scales (ESI, CTAS) used to prioritize patients in the Emergency Department.