{"id":93,"date":"2025-02-09T20:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T20:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/?p=93"},"modified":"2025-02-09T20:23:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T20:23:28","slug":"healthcare-worker-tips-how-to-counter-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/?p=93","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare Worker Tips: How to Counter Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of strain on the healthcare sector and caused another concern to arise \u2013 widespread burnout. Burnout is a psychological state that is marked by mental exhaustion, inability to cope with stress and a lack of enthusiasm. It is therefore important to have coping mechanisms in place to combat burnout. Below are a couple of helpful tips for you:<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Exercise often and engage with other restorative activities:<\/strong>\u00a0Physical exercise decreases stress and improves your emotional well-being. You can even ask a work colleague or friend to do the exercises with you. Other activities that help with a peaceful state of mind include yoga, massage therapy and acupuncture.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spend time with your loved ones:<\/strong>\u00a0We often isolate ourselves from our social lives when we feel burned out. Make time for your loved ones, spending time with them will often leave you feeling rejuvenated and happy.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Focus on things you can control and let go of things you cannot:<\/strong>\u00a0There are a lot of frustrations that comes across your path in the healthcare sector. Try to list the things that you have control over and those that you have no control over. Focus your energy only on what you control, otherwise you risk burning out quicker.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monitor your energy levels:<\/strong>\u00a0Track how you feel so that you can monitor your energy levels. If you feel constantly tired or fatigued, it might be time to take a few days off or increase your engagement in restorative activities. Sometimes finding a hobby that you can invest time in will also help.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Identify signs of burnout and get help if needed: <\/strong>Try\u00a0to view yourself objectively from time to time. If you notice that you are more irritable, get into conflict more often, or increase your usage of coping mechanisms, it might be time to take a breather or seek professional help.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Set boundaries and protect them<\/strong>: it is important to set clear boundaries between your work and your personal time. Avoid taking work to home and switch work mode off when you step through your front door.<\/span><\/p>

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Full read here:\u00a0<\/strong>6 Tips for Healthcare Workers Facing Burnout t | UNC Health Talk (<\/a>unchealthcare.org<\/a>)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of strain on the healthcare sector and caused another concern to arise \u2013 widespread burnout. Burnout is a psychological state that is marked by mental exhaustion, inability to cope with stress and a lack of enthusiasm. It is therefore important to have coping mechanisms in place to combat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"none","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}