Burnout, poor staffing substantially contribute to nurses leaving healthcare
Apr 11, 2024
The authors say that the leading reasons nurses leave healthcare signal opportunities for employers to reattract an existing nurse workforce.
Frequent musculoskeletal pain tied to earlier retirement
Mar 20, 2024
Job satisfaction, depressive symptoms, self-perceived social status, sex and working conditions did not affect results.
Recreational marijuana laws tied to increase in workplace injuries
Mar 01, 2024
The findings were seen for young adults aged 20 to 34 years.
Affording healthcare now a struggle for half of Americans: Poll
Oct 26, 2023
About 43% of people with employer coverage, 45% with Medicaid, 51% with Medicare, and 57% with a marketplace or individual-market plan reported difficulty affording their care.
Burnout increasing among physicians in the United States
Oct 06, 2023
Burnout was the highest in women, primary care physicians and physicians with ≤10 years of experience.
Light exposure before nightshift cuts fatigue, errors
May 12, 2023
The findings were seen in a study of nurses, who also report sleeping better after their shift.
About 100,000 US nurses left workforce during pandemic
Apr 14, 2023
The results of a new survey lay bare the pandemic’s effect on nursing.
Staffing stability is marker of better quality of nursing homes
Jan 10, 2023
A higher percentage of below-average staffing days was linked to worse quality for licensed practical nurses.
COVID-19 pandemic tied to burnout in healthcare professionals
Oct 05, 2022
Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization increased as the pandemic wore on in 2020.
Up to 4 million Americans out of work with long COVID
Aug 26, 2022
The numbers could translate into at least $170 billion in lost wages a year, a new report suggests.