Reading Tragedy through the Christian Story

2019 ◽  
pp. 65-83
Author(s):  
Erin Dufault-Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Trisomy 13 ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Compassionate Care ◽  
Sacred Spaces

This chapter tells the story of a Mennonite couple whose fetus was diagnosed with Trisomy 13. By exploring the heartbreak that dying or stillborn babies evoke, this essay not only explains evangelical Mennonite beliefs but also displays how such faith shaped the response to that tragedy. Their story encourages medical professionals to engage with Christian patients, coming alongside them as parents access their faith and, when possible, enabling them to attach to their infant with a limited future. In doing so, healthcare providers collaborate with families of faith to create sacred spaces even in the valley of the shadow of death. These reflections also issue a challenge to medical personnel, pressing them to attend to their own grief. Defying our efforts to ignore it, the emotion of grief refuses to be neglected and instead can arise unheeded to choke out compassionate care.

Mental health and moral injury among nurses: practical self-compassionate care to alleviate the psychological impact of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Kimberley Cairns
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Moral Injury ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Compassionate Care ◽  
The Moment

COVID-19 and mental health are both topics on everyone′s radar at the moment—but what about the mental wellbeing of those on the frontline? Kimberley Cairns explores and details the ways in which the mental health of medical personnel can be maintained and improved

scholarly journals The incidence and management of workplace violence among medical professionals in the United States: A methodological pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Ashleigh Chinelo Oguagha ◽  
Jing Chen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Physical And Psychological Violence

This study aimed to investigate workplace violence (WPV) experienced by medical professionals in the United States as well as individual and managerial actions following violent episodes and further, predict estimators of WPV. A modified version of the Workplace Violence in the Health Sector: Country Case Studies Research Instruments Survey Questionnaire was used to assess the incidence and management of workplace violence experienced by healthcare workers. Medical personnel from two social aggregation websites were recruited to participate in an online survey. 226 valid questionnaires were received. 48.5\% and 76.1\% of respondents, respectively, experienced physical and psychological violence in the past year. Risk factors for violence included occupation, patient population, ethnicity, and higher levels of anxiety regarding violence in hospitals. Overall, 17.7\% of reported incidents were investigated, 52.4\% of cases saw no consequences meted out to perpetrators and 51.7\% of victims suffered from negative emotions or aftereffects following a violent episode. Only 30.1\% of victims formally reported their experience with violence. The prevalence of violence was high and medical professionals were negatively affected by violence; however, formal reporting of episodes was low and measures combating violence were inadequate. Harsher penalties for perpetrators of violence are needed and hospitals need to implement guidelines that track the management of violence. 

Influence of thrombectomy volume on non-physician staff burnout and attrition in neurointerventional teams

2020 ◽  
pp. neurintsurg-2020-015825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle M Fargen ◽  
Sameer A Ansari ◽  
Alejandro Spiotta ◽  
Guilherme Dabus ◽  
Maxim Mokin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Hospital Leadership ◽  
Staff Burnout ◽  
Procedural Volume ◽  
Composite Scores

BackgroundBurnout takes a heavy toll on healthcare providers. We sought to assess the prevalence and risk factors for burnout among neurointerventional (NI) non-physician procedural staff (nurses and technologists) given increasing thrombectomy demands.MethodsA 41-question online survey containing questions including the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey for Medical Personnel was distributed to NI nurses and radiology technologists at 20 US endovascular capable stroke centers.Results244 responses were received (64% response rate). Median (IQR) composite scores for emotional exhaustion were 25 (15–35), depersonalization 6 (2–11), and personal accomplishment 39 (35–43). Fifty-one percent of respondents met established criteria for burnout. There was no significant relationship between hospital thrombectomy volume, call frequency, call cases covered, or length of commute. On multiple logistic regression analysis, feeling under-appreciated by hospital leadership (OR 4.1; P<0.001) and working with difficult/unpleasant physicians (OR 1.2; P=0.05) were strongly associated with burnout. At participating centers, nurse and technologist attrition was 25% over the previous year. Over 50% of respondents indicated they had strongly considered leaving their position over the last 2 years.ConclusionsThis survey of US NI non-physician procedural staff demonstrates a self-reported burnout prevalence of 51%. This was driven more by interaction with leadership and physician staff than by thrombectomy procedural volume and stroke call. Attrition among NI non-physician procedural staff is high.

scholarly journals Ovulation, A Sign of Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Vigil ◽  
Carolina Lyon ◽  
Betsi Flores ◽  
Hernán Rioseco ◽  
Felipe Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Endocrine Disorders ◽  
Neoplastic Diseases ◽  
Intrauterine Life ◽  
Medical Healthcare ◽  
Hormonal Levels

The concept of the ovarian continuum can be understood as a process that occurs during a woman's lifetime and begins during intrauterine life with fertilization. Women start their reproductive years with approximately five hundred thousand follicles containing oocytes, of which only around five hundred will be released during ovulation. Ovulation has been recognized as an event linked with reproduction; however, recent evidence supports the role of ovulation as a sign of health. The use of biomarkers that help women recognize ovulation enables them to identify their health status. This knowledge helps medical healthcare providers in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of different pathologies related with endocrine disorders, gynecological abnormalities, autoimmune, genetic, and neoplastic diseases, as well as pregnancy-related issues. The knowledge of the ovarian continuum and the use of biomarkers to recognize ovulation should be considered a powerful tool for women and medical professionals. Summary The ovarian continuum is a process that occurs during a woman's lifetime. It begins during intrauterine life with fertilization and ends with menopause. This process can be greatly affected by different conditions such as changes in hormonal levels and illnesses. Therefore, understanding and promoting the knowledge and use of biomarkers of ovulation in women is a key aspect to consider when evaluating their health status. The knowledge and education about the ovarian continuum should be taken into account as a powerful tool for women and medical professionals.

scholarly journals The idea of creating the position “clinical nurse”: what do the medical professionals think about this?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Natalya V. Alikperova ◽  
Kristina V. Vinogradova
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Job Responsibilities ◽  
Clinical Nurse ◽  
Medical Specialists

Introduction. The division of nursing staff into procedural, post and dressing personnel has long been fixed in the system of medical positions. Their work dictates the execution of highly specialized manipulations. Such a system of job responsibilities is transparent and understandable for medical personnel and patients. But in recent years, there has been a tendency to generalize labor functions and consolidate nursing specializations. In this regard, a special role is played by studies related to the identification of the attitude of medical personnel to this reform. Purpose of the study. Identification of the attitude of medical personnel to the idea of introducing the position of “clinical nurse“. Methodology. Sociological research using the quantitative method (mass questionnaire survey of nurses and doctors of medical organizations). Results. Based on the systematization of the information obtained by the authors in the course of the study, the main positive and negative aspects of the introduction of a new position in the health care system are identified. Discussion. Subject to the introduction of the new position of “clinical nurse“, its functionality should be fixed in educational programs along with the new functionality of nurses. And not only when training nurses, but also their colleagues, doctors. In practice, the interaction of medical specialists should be built accordingly. Conclusion. The collected and systematized opinions of the respondents interviewed in the course of the study are valuable material for formulating recommendations for implementing the idea of creating a “clinical nurse“ position.

scholarly journals On the issue of training medical professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 603-604
Author(s):  
N. Sokolov
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Industrial Practice ◽  
The Press ◽  
Teaching Programs

Recently, a lot of attention has been paid in the press to the issue of medical personnel in connection with the growing need for this group of workers. Partly developed, partly being developed plans to increase the number of these personnel; new teaching programs in medical universities are being developed and partly implemented; new teaching methods are introduced with the aim of the most productive study of programs by students during their stay in universities; industrial practice is introduced, etc.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE EMOTIONS OF NURSES IN ISRAEL

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orly Zelevich ◽  
◽  
Gadi Navon ◽  
Halit Kantor ◽  
Shulamith Kreitler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Rare Occurrence ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
Entire World ◽  
Medical Teams ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Safe Care

"The Covid-19 pandemic, which originally spread in China in late 2019 and then affected the entire world including Israel, has thrown into the battle numerous medical teams, including physicians, nurses and other paraedical teams, both in hospitals and in the community. The medical personnel embarked on a variety of new tasks and challenges, which required them to manifest extraordinary strength. Healthcare providers and caregivers are one of the vital resources in each and every country. Their health and safety are important and crucial parameters not only for the continuous and safe care of patients, but also for controlling the outbreak of epidemics. Working in the medical field is known to bear implications for the mental health of healthcare providers and anxiety, depression, insomnia and stress are not a rare occurrence (S. Liu et al., 2020). Therefore, there is a need to consider the well-being of medical staff and to provide support where needed."

scholarly journals The impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on medical personnel

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Kufel-Grabowska ◽  
Mikolaj Bartoszkiewicz ◽  
Maria Litwiniuk
Keyword(s):  
Medical Staff ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Hand Disinfection ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Source Of Infection ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: The development of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been causing changes globally in economic sectors and healthcare systems. Aim: The purpose of the survey we proposed, was to collect information provided directly by medical professionals during the first weeks of the SARS-CoV-2 virus epidemic about how the facilities in which they work. Material and methods: An anonymous survey was addressed to all medical staff and made available on the Internet for a period of 10 days. The research group consisted of 284 people. Results and discussion: Most (97.6%) of health care units have introduced changes in the way they function in connection with a pandemic, and almost every employee was informed about it (94.7%). In most centres, frequent hand disinfection (86.6%) and the wearing of face masks (60.2%) were recommended. Changes in working hours have been introduced in 60.6% cases, and nature of work has changed for 62.0% of respondents. Most respondents are afraid that they may be a source of infection for their relatives (81.3%), whilst almost half are afraid for their personal health (49.3%) and that of their colleagues (54.2%). For the vast majority of respondents, the use of disinfectants has been recommended (94.0%), the wearing of gloves (93.0%), and for 79.9% to wear protective masks. Conclusions: In a survey of medical staff, most people have been experiencing increased stress due to the current coronavirus pandemic. The greatest concern among medics is the possibility of transmitting the SARS-CoV-2 virus to their relatives and colleagues. According to respondents, the current pandemic will have an impact on how the healthcare system will change in Poland.

scholarly journals Empathy and Burnout – A Cross-Sectional Study Among Mental Healthcare Providers in France

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Livia Sturzu ◽  
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◽  
◽  
Adrian Lala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Compassionate Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychiatric Staff ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric ◽  
Perception Of Security

Previous studies have established a correlation between empathy and burnout among healthcare providers. The aim of this study is to explore whether empathy – the ability to understand what another person is experiencing, was related to mental healthcare staffs’ burnout. We performed a descriptive, cross-sectional, observational study among medical and nursing mental healthcare staff working in the district of Moselle, France. Participants completed a survey including The French versions of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSPE) and The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS). The sample included 241 (n=241) participants (N=420, response rate=51.7%). 187 (77.6%) respondents had low burnout, 43 (17.8%) had intermediate burnout and 11 (4.6%) had high burnout. 41 (17%) had low empathy, 156 (64.7) had moderate empathy and 44 (18.3%) scored high. Empathy scores were positively correlated with scores of personal accomplishment of the MBI-HSS (r=0.2; p<0.001), but negatively correlated with scores of depersonalization (r=-0.2; p<0.003). Highest means of depersonalization (DP) (M=8.7; SD=6.8; p<0.009) and lowest means of compassionate care (M=40.05; SD=7.9; p=0.0001) were found among forensic psychiatric security units staff. Participation in the Omega educational program was associated with lower scores of EE on the MBI-HSS survey (mean score 14.7 versus a mean score of 19.7 for nonparticipants). Empathic mental healthcare providers have lower levels of burnout. Forensic psychiatric staff showed low means of compassionate care and high depersonalization. Interventions designed to foster attributes and skills such as empathy, resilience, and perception of security may be an essential step in reducing and preventing burnout.

EMOTIVE EFFORT AMONG MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN PAKISTAN

2011 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
pp. 99-103
Author(s):  
Kanwal Bilal
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Emotion Management ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Work Complexity ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between work complexity, emotive effort and its effects on job satisfaction and Emotion Management related stress among medical professionals; as in accordance with ‘The Managed Heart’ by Arlie Hochschild, it is asserted that emotive toil is carried out by medical professionals. Correspondence among work complexity, emotive toil and job satisfaction are ascertained by circulating questionnaires among medical personnel. This correspondence is investigated by the use of regression analysis. Conclusions drawn on the basis of analysis disclose that emotive struggle was considerably negatively associated to job satisfaction and work complexity. The research verdicts are only restricted to the medical professionals working in different hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan.

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