Course Description
Burnout among nurses is a well-known fact among healthcare professionals. Most studies however involve work burnout among registered nurses (RNs). In a US Department of Health Services study in 2018, 31% of those surveyed RNs cited workplace burnout as a primary reason why they left their job or sought another position in another organization. The numbers were even higher during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a study by the government agency Health Resources and Services Administration in 2022, as much as 50% of those surveyed RNs cited overwork or burnout as the reason they left their position. Of those who quit their position because of burnout, 5% quit the profession altogether with 60% transferring to non-nursing jobs and 40% had retired. There was no clear data specific to CNAs, but it was clear that clinical burnout occurs in all healthcare professions, including CNAs.
Learning Objectives
- Define job burnout.
- Explore data on prevalence among healthcare workers, including CNAs.
- Review usual attitudes about work, from enthusiasm to burnout.
- Identify common causes of job burnout.
- List possible signs of job burnout.
- Consider practical solutions to reduce workplace burnout.
- List possible benefits of reducing workplace burnout.