Monthly Archive: August 2021

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When it hurts to care-Nurses’ Journey from burnout to resilience

Nurses often are said to have the strangest of personalities.  Covered in unrecognizable bodily fluids, faced with a life-or-death procedure, yelled at by inter- departmental staff members, they last 8–12hour days without a break, holding a full bladder, dealing with a patient that abuses the call light, faced with distraught family members, and they can still be on their top game.    But what happens, when the passion begins to fade?  Or a mountain of self-doubt creeps in?