405: RN and NP Burnout with Catie Harris

Doctor Me First with Errin Weisman DO

It’s no secret that the main driving force behind the burnout we face as healthcare providers comes directly at the hands of the broken healthcare system. Shifting away from proper patient care and leaning heavily on tasks, lists, and analytics, the system sets us up for failure and puts us right on the path to feeling burned out, helpless, and devoid of the passion that brought us to healthcare in the first place.

In this episode, I chat with Catie Harris, who has worn all the hats that you can find under the nursing umbrella, and we touch on the burnout that nurses face and how it is different from the burnout that doctors experience - but equally as detrimental to our patients.

With the shift in the hospital system that continues to adopt a more corporate face and strip responsibility from their nurses, we are seeing a trend upwards in early burnout. Many nurses are starting straight in the face of burnout only a few years into their careers, pushing them to explore other avenues, such as going to grad school to transition to the role of a nurse practitioner.

While this may be just what the doctor ordered for some nurses, others are still struggling to find their place, even with a myriad of degrees hanging on the wall. Catie and I talk about how so many nurses out there are starting to explore the ways that they can make a difference and share their knowledge and expertise outside of the crushing walls of the hospital.

Listen in today to hear more about the opportunities that exist out there for nurses to escape the burnout of the hospital system while still pursuing the passion that they have for helping their patients.

“Nothing was going to change in my lifespan working in the hospital.” Catie Harris

[00:26] Welcome to the show, Catie Harris!

[01:36] Catie’s background and her journey from nursing to mentoring.

[04:48] The big problem with the RN role and why it's causing the waves of early nurse burnout.

[08:29] Nurses need to feel empowered to care for their patients in the best way they can.

[11:27] A look at burnout from the perspective of a nurse.

[15:56] The beginning of Catie’s exposure to the world of nursing outside of the hospital.

[18:19] We can’t change the system. We have to focus on ourselves first.

[21:01] Ways that we can stop enabling the system and put power back in our hands as healthcare workers.

[24:28] Nurses stay in their roles at their hospitals because of the culture and comradery.

[26:32] Catie’s podcast and its focus on Nurses who create a business of the hospital.

[29:33] How doctors can help advocate for their nurses and the patients that they serve.

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