The drama of hbo The pitt has quickly caught the attention of viewers everywhere, not only for sharp writing and cast, but for breeding, faithful description of life within an unaccompanied emergency department. While the storylines are fictional, many health care workers will tell you: this is too true.
From the turbulent triage scenes to the older attendance to the chief medical hospital official who hired more nurses between back-to-back trauma cases,The pittHolds glass in the daily experience of American health care workers, especially those in front of our country's emergency rooms. And in doing so, it features a labor crisis that we can no longer ignore.
In incredible health, we work with 1 million nurses and 1,500 health systems nationwide. Our annual reports reflect whatThe pittDramatizes: Nurses are extremely overwhelming, under resourced, and work in situations where they are at real physical danger. In our latestReportIn the state of care, 88% of nurses said staff deficiencies negatively affect patient care, and 63% were assigned to many patients at a time. Another survey ofHealth care executives found78% Don't think they have staff need to handle a major health crisis.
Risk to patients
The risk to patients is very real. Staff deficiencies forcing nurses to manage unstable patient loads, increasing the likelihood of missed symptoms, delaying care, and burn that drives more nurses to leave the profession. It is a vicious cycle that makes all of us safer.
The pittThe health care workers also featured violence workers. Nurses and other health care workers are administered orally, physically attacked, and emotionally tired, often with minimal institution or protection support. Half of all the nurses reported orally and/or physically attacked by a patient or their family last year, and 26% said they would probably leave their jobs because of it. The result is a growing sense of fear and frustration that simply accelerates the relationship from the profession. No one should choose between their safety and their calling.
Nurses in the crisis
WhatThe pittGot right is what the data has been telling us for many years. The nurses are not only the caretakers of the backbone of our health care system. And they are in the crisis. Adjusting the deficiency does not occur overnight, but there are clear measures that health system executives can take to support and maintain their nurses, such as prioritizing the obtaining of permanent staff instead of temporary nurses, providing opportunities for growth and training, offering flexible schedule, and fair fees on their staff.
Equally important is to address the psychological challenges of working in a post-propelled world-stress, trauma, and burnout that are often invisible or unnoticed. Health systems should prioritize safety and well -being in the workplace, not only to maintain talent but to honor the humanity of those who maintain running hospitals. This may include establishing zero-tolerance policies for violence against health care workers, supporting law that establishes sanctions for violence among health care staff, and promoting strong safety plans for staff if there is violence in the workplace. Patients and their families can do their part, by remembering that the people who treat them are people. Expanding basic kindness, kindness, and patience is the right thing to do as health care workers are relentless to work to provide care.
At a time when public awareness could drive significant changes, tedious to see a moment of culture likeThe pittSpark talks about the most pressing health care issues. But awareness should lead to action-for health care workers who still show up daily, and for patients whose life depends on them.
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