Avoiding Burnout with Both Your Patients and Your Staff
- Thu, 10/8/09 - 9:07am
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As we discussed development of this article, we struggled with even using the word burnout, because it seems that just isn’t typically part of the language of wound care clinicians and providers. Not that we don’t have our share of frustrations in our day-to-day practice, but burnout?
When you peruse the literature related to true burnout, there is a plethora of information about the signs and symptoms and warning signs. Burnout is described as an emotional and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress, which can reduce productivity and energy, and leave one feeling
10 Steps To Hiring: Dynamic Professionals For A Wound Care Program
- Fri, 9/25/09 - 5:45am
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In an outpatient wound center or an inpatient wound care program where specific skills are necessary and staff numbers are small, hiring the right person becomes a crucial test of the manager’s knowledge, skill, and experience.
What happens when the right person for the position is found? For starters, training costs are reduced, turnover is lower, and compatibility with existing staff is enhanced.
However, what happens if the wrong person is chosen? Other staff may become resistant, morale drops, patient care may be compromised, turnover rises, training costs rise, and life for the
