Burnout affects 54% of physicians and 34-38% of nurses, and the numbers are only increasing. But what is burnout, how does it affect the medical industry, and how can it be prevented? What is Burnout? Herbert Freudenberger coined the term “burnout” in the 1970’s to describe how severe work-related stress and high ideals negatively affected those …
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The surgical scalpel is a tool that has seemingly transcended time– from its beginnings in the Stone Age to the shiny hospital of the modern era. Read on to discover how the surgical scalpel used today came to be. There is evidence of knives being used in medicine as far back as the Middle Stone …
There are approximately 43 million healthcare workers in the world, so it’s likely that you know one and may even be stumped with what to give them this holiday season. There’s a gift for everyone, and we’ve put together a list that is both practical and sure to put a smile on your healthcare worker …
The 30th of November marks the end of Home Care & Hospice Month. Despite two-thirds of people relying on home care at some point in life, many of the details around the practicality of home care are relatively unknown. Here are 6 things you may not know about home care and the heroic nurses, aides …
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Philosophy is often cited as “thinking about thinking”, so with World Philosophy Day being celebrated this week (November 16th), it’s time to think about how Western society has thought about healthcare throughout the years. From Ancient Greece to today, it may come as a surprise that healthcare practices have always been influenced by, and influenced in …
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Nurses are the backbone of the hospital setting; the cogs in the machine, and the soldiers on the frontline. While their role was originally to provide bedside comfort, today’s nurses have a much more complex job, functioning as caregivers, educators, advocates, leaders, managers, and researchers. Medical-surgical nursing is the largest speciality in the nursing profession. …