Stay true to your mission and culture amid staff shortages

PBN Staff

04/29/2022

BATTLING BURNOUT: On April 26, union nurses and other employees at Women & Infants Hospital protested a new policy preventing front-line caregivers from taking holiday vacation time. The hospital is one of many employers dealing with pandemic-induced staffing shortages. / COURTESY WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL — FEELING THE STRAIN: On April 26, union nurses and other employees at Women & Infants Hospital protested a new policy preventing front-line caregivers from taking holiday vacation time. The hospital is one of many employers dealing with pandemic-induced staffing shortages. / COURTESY WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL

Pandemic-induced burnout is building in many workplaces, as staff shortages pressure already-stressed workers left to manage fallout from the “Great Resignation.” On April 26, union nurses and other employees at Women & Infants Hospital protested a new policy preventing front-line caregivers from taking holiday vacation time. “You don’t want distracted, burnt-out staff taking care of…