Managing the Medical Field: The Detrimental Impact COVID-19 Has Had on Healthcare Organizations and Physicians
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2022
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Keyhole Press
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected the workload
of healthcare workers which has in turn directly altered their mental wellbeing.
COVID-19 has lead to additional job stressors for healthcare professionals
such as fear of contagion, quarantine and proper PPE, and effectively
treating and caring for those with the virus. As a result of these stressors,
nurses and doctors face significant psychological and emotional distress
which can lead to job burnout, playing a role not only on qualified staff for
healthcare facilities but on the quality of care for patients as well. The consequences
of the pandemic have caused staff shortages of healthcare professionals
to skyrocket in the past two years. If effective solutions are not put in
place to resolve feelings of job burnout and cater to the mental well-being of
healthcare workers, the medical field will continue to suffer as a result.
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Recommended citation: Reeves, Caitlin. "Managing the Medical Field: The Detrimental Impact COVID-19 Has Had on Healthcare Organizations and Physicians." Royal Road, 2022. https://doi.org/10.48497/5302-S357
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COVID-19, Healthcare workers, Healthcare organizations, Mental health, Physicians, Doctors, Nurses
Citation
Reeves, Caitlin. "Managing the Medical Field: The Detrimental Impact COVID-19 Has Had on Healthcare Organizations and Physicians." Royal Road, 2022. https://doi.org/10.48497/5302-S357