This is the 50th episode of this podcast and we're going to celebrate by talking about one of my favorite subjects: nurse burn out. Statistically speaking, many of us are already burned out and 250% of us will be burnt out by the time we decide to quit nursing; why is burnout a problem, and what should we do about it? let’s find out.

Receipt:

31.5% of nurses reported leaving their job due to burnout

various sources reporting burnout rates between 35% and 54% for nurses and physicians

The ANA has lots of numbers on nurse burnout

70% of studies on burnout indicated a connection to patient safety issues

 rates of pneumonia and pressure ulcers in patients increase with nurse burnout