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Nursing 2025: No relief in sight as burnout, stress and short staffing persist

Written by | 12 May 2025

Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ: CCRN), a leader in workforce solutions and tech-enabled staffing, recruitment and advisory services, today released its fourth annual survey, “Beyond the Bedside: The State of […]

Employee burnout can cost employers millions each year

Written by | 16 Mar 2025

Employee burnout is likely costing companies millions of dollars each year, ranging from approximately $4,000 to $21,000 per employee in the U.S., according to a study published in the American Journal […]

Meal timing may be crucial for night shift workers’ health

Written by | 13 Nov 2024

A new Australian study published in Diabetologia this week has found that overnight eating may be putting night shift workers at higher risk of chronic health conditions. Led by researchers […]

COVID-19 pandemic study shows adherence to infection precaution measures among healthcare personnel varies by job role

Written by | 11 Dec 2023

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), based on a survey of healthcare professionals conducted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests that new efforts […]

Exercise apps a good prescription to boost healthcare workers” mental health

Written by | 4 Sep 2023

Simple home workouts using exercise apps can effectively reduce depressive symptoms in healthcare workers and could be a major tool to combat the global mental health crisis in […]

Study finds high rates of burnout across healthcare professions

Written by | 1 Apr 2023

Burnout is associated with adverse outcomes including medical errors and lower quality of care. While many studies have focused on physician or nurse burnout, the COVID-19 pandemic increased […]

Social workers experienced depression, PTSD, and anxiety at alarming rates during pandemic

Written by | 4 Mar 2023

A new study published in the journal International Social Work has uncovered concerning rates of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety among social workers. Stressors related to COVID-19 were […]

People with arthritis 20% less likely to be in work

Written by | 31 Jan 2023

The typical person living with arthritis in the UK is 20% less likely to be in work than their equivalent without the condition, new research shows. And the […]

New research shows pandemic’s toll on frontline healthcare workers

Written by | 28 Jan 2023

For frontline healthcare workers, the mental health impact from the pandemic is extending beyond career burnout.  Much of the attention on the mental toll suffered by frontline workers […]

Private equity changes workforce stability in physician-owned medical practices

Written by | 12 Jan 2023

New research reveals private equity firms that acquire physician-owned medical practices experience greater replacement of the workforce and rely more heavily on advanced practice providers — such as […]

Study shows peer messaging tool can be successfully implemented in the nursing workforce

Written by | 9 Jan 2023

A tool developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to address disrespectful workplace behaviors through trained peer-to-peer messaging can be successfully implemented in the nursing workforce with the appropriate […]

Psychological First Aid training could help improve care workers’ wellbeing

Written by | 5 Nov 2022

A new study has shown that Psychological First Aid, training originally created for people to support others, can help healthcare workers in care homes improve their own mental wellbeing. First […]

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