Reducing Nursing Turnover by Controlling Stress & Burnout

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This FREE webinar was recorded on:
December 04, 2009
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM EST


Working with trauma is difficult and challenging, even for nurses. Whether it’s in an operating room, emergency room or even a nursing home, nurses constantly deal with severe casualties and death. Nurses face an emotional burden that can not be ignored.

This emotional burden, most commonly referred to as Compassion Fatigue (CF), is regarded as an occupational hazard. According to AORN (the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses) there are human costs associated with Compassion Fatigue. Job performance decreases and malpractice can occur. Staff morale sinks and personal relationships suffer. Nurses that experience this emotional overload question their capabilities and skills, usually resulting in finding other means of employment. However, those who remain in the profession become increasingly detached and disengaged.

When intervention and prevention strategies are incorporated in the organization to address Compassion Fatigue, employers see a decrease in costs due to less sick time, increased productivity and fewer retention problems

Kim Richards, Founder/Owner of Nursefit, Inc. and President of Kim Richards and Associates, Inc. discusses with Human Resources IQ the common causes of Compassion Fatigue and strategies that employers can implement to help nurses prevent and cope with the trauma they witness on a day to day basis.

Presenters:

Kim Richards
Founder/Owner
NurseFit, Inc.
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