Heavy Burnout Factor Indicators for Nursing Home Staff
- Loosing your cool with peers
- Loosing your cool with subordinates
- Loosing your cool with your superiors
- Frequently complaining
- Frequently bringing problems to the table without presenting resolutions
- Verbal confrontations with co-workers
- Inappropriate thoughts about co-workers
- Inappropriate body language reactions
- Finger pointing
- Tattling
- Blaming others
- Experiencing emotions of despair and overwhelming responsibilities
- Unwilling to step up and offer hand when the team is in need
- Failure to give your peers positive reinforcement or encouragement
- Failure to accept present global challenge for nursing post pandemic
- Inability to identify healthy coping mechanisms to work healthier
- Calling in or calling off – Tardy- Leaving Early
Corrective:
Put on your positive face
Use your positive words
Use only healthy body language
Keep your cool – Do 3-minute mental timeout when needed
Instead of complaining take action that renders a positive outcome
Speak respectfully
Bring solutions to all problems you identify
Communicate to your leaders as they are experts in letting your vent
Offer help verses tattling, blaming or finger pointing
Take time to share positive feedback to all your co-workers daily
Take care of you: Proper Rest- Hydration- Nutrition- Exercise- Leisure Activities
Be a team leader regardless of your role
Accept that we will evolve out of the Pandemic Mode in time
