![]() ![]() Burnout is closely related to “compassion fatigue,” a term coined by Joinson in 1992 to describe nurses’ experience of “secondary victimization” as they absorb the stress and trauma of their patients. Burnt out clinicians are unable to appreciate what they do for their patients and others in their lives.Īnyone can experience burnout, but it is most likely to occur in people whose professions focus on helping or caring for others. They feel ineffective and have negative feelings about themselves. People with burnout feel their work does not make a meaningful difference. Jones, the delightful man in the Emergency Department who has 23 grandchildren, just celebrated his 60 th anniversary, and whose goal is to visit the Vietnam Memorial in DC, is diminished to being known as “the belly pain in bed 12.” Perspectives change for burnt out clinicians. Those suffering from burnout treat colleagues and patients as objects rather than as human beings. They feel overextended, overworked, and numbed to situations that normally would have led them to feel empathy or compassion. People who are burnt out have limited emotional resources to bring into encounters with others. There are 3 general categories of symptoms tied to burnout. He defined it as “a state of mental exhaustion caused by one’s professional life.” Christina Maslach, who created the widely-used Maslach Burnout Inventory, defines it as “erosion of the soul caused by deterioration of one’s values, dignity, and spirit.” īurnout symptoms do not just come and go they remain for a prolonged period of time (weeks to months). The term “burnout” was first used in the 1970s by psychologist Herbert Freudenberger. Perhaps most importantly, it discusses ways to prevent and heal it by cultivating resilience and engagement through mindful awareness, self-care, interpersonal connections, and organizational change. This Whole Health tool reviews common questions about burnout, including what it is, its causes, and who experiences it. Burnout is devastating to personal relationships, wellness, and ability to provide quality care. When your self-care as a clinician falls by the wayside-when life becomes imbalanced, work demands become unmanageable, or your stress isn’t addressed-you are at increased risk for burnout. Clinician well-being has now been added in to create the “Quadruple Aim,” and increasing numbers of researchers, health care leaders, and clinicians have been asking how to make it more of a reality. While these 3 areas are important, it has been argued that a fundamentally important aim is left out: the well-being of health care professionals. The 3 aims are: (1) improving the experience of care, (2) enhancing the health of populations, and (3) reducing care costs. In 2008, the “Triple Aim of Health Care” was described by Don Berwick, former Administrator of Medicare and Medicaid Services, and his colleagues. All aspects of the Circle of Health can help with that, including reflection on values, self-care, seeking professional care, and mobilizing resources both inside and out of the workplace. Burnout can be prevented or reversed through cultivating resilience. ![]()
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