Reality Check: Recognize Burnout, Prevent It, and Discover How to Live Well (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781069186010)

Burnout syndrome is a global health crisis!

What happens when a nurse, pharmacist, or physician is burned out?

As a healthcare professional, do you find that you're disengaged and cynical about your work?

Burnout syndrome can be characterized by cynicism, emotional exhaustion, and a decrease in one's sense of personal accomplishment. The truth is, we all may have felt some form of these qualities at some point in our lives, but what leads to burnout? What happens if we become burned out?

Reality Check answers these questions comprehensively and explains why this is a societal issue involving multiple players, including patients and provider trainees.

In this book, Dr. Foster aims to provide encouragement, educate, energize, and effect change to mitigate burnout. You will be able to:

• Detect what may be contributing to yours or someone else's level of burnout.
• Discover that thoughts or actions can influence burnout.
• Deploy skills to combat burnout.

Face the reality of burnout in healthcare-and learn to overcome it now!

Dr. Tianne Foster is a medical doctor, researcher, and author who instills hope in individuals and organizations through education and providing suggestions to decrease burnout. She has global medical experience and experience in the healthcare environment from multiple perspectives, imparting valuable insight into different roles and the issue of burnout.