...Read the following passage and then write down your answers to the questions that follow it. “Burnout in the Healthcare Sector” Pattie Malone Introduction Stress is a part of everyday life and, to a certain degree, is healthy for an individual. Chronic stress, however, is not healthy for an individual, and chronic stress results in burnout. Burnout is defined in lay terms as physical or emotional exhaustion, especially as a result of long-term stress. Researchers have commonly found that individuals in the human services professions, such as health care, are more susceptible to burnout than individuals in other professions (Maslach, 1982; Pines and Aronson, 1988; Patrick, 1984; Weber, 1991). Today, the economic, political, and regulatory pressures in the healthcare industry have made an already stressful environment even more so (Dubnicki, 1991). The purpose of this study is to determine what burnout is, why it is so prevalent in the healthcare sector, and what human resources management can do to prevent burnout. Burnout Defined Pines and Aronson (1988) define burnout as a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situations. Physical exhaustion comes in the form of low energy, chronic fatigue, and weakness. Emotional exhaustion is characterized by the development of negative attitudes toward oneself, work, and life itself. Maslach (1982) defines burnout as a syndrome of emotional...
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...relationship issues, money problems, and job satisfaction. Since the war in Afghanistan stared on Sep 13, 2001, the age has increased from 25 to 44, race does not necessarily matter anymore, and add the pressures of not knowing what is going to happen and always wondering when/if “your time is up”. Along with this, add in the stress of preparing for your deployment, the stress of leaving your family, the stress of ensuring everyone is properly taken care of if the inevitable happens, and the stress of possibly, or actually, losing subordinates or friends to enemy gunfire or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), just to name a few. More males over the age of 30, who have had at least one deployment to Afghanistan or Iraq and have seen some heavy fighting or have lost friends to enemy mortars/rockets on main operating bases, have committed or attempted to commit suicide in the past five years, then ever before. After all the stress of combat, coming home to a life of no danger of snipers or IEDs, mortar/rocket attacks to your base, causes even more stress then people can even imagine. “Flashbacks”, hyper-vigilance, suspicion, and the fear of loud noises are also a major concern and cause undue stress to the sevicemember and their families. The high stress of multiple deployments to an active combat zone, has caused many servicemembers to commit suicide in the last 10 years than ever before. Since 9/11, the deployment rate, or operations tempo, for all branches of the military...
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...but not limited to, environment, biology, behavior, and stress. The first step is to figure out what is causing the person to be sick before any physical or mental problems can be treated. When a person knows what is causing his or her health problems, they are better prepared to take the steps that are needed to cure or prevent the problem. The physician is more able to treat the patients conditions if they are more aware of all the illnesses causes. This also helps the doctors to treat their patients based on the specifics of their illnesses. The multifactorial module uses sociocultural factors that are connected with health and illness, as reflected in human diversity. These factors include ethnicity, gender, level of education, and socioeconomic status. Psychology also plays a big part in keeping a person healthy by teaching the mind how to deal with stressors that can affect a person’s health. CHD, or Coronary Heart Disease, is one of the major causes of death in the United States. This disease can cause heart attacks and strokes due to stress and unhealthy habits that can be caused by stress such as smoking cigarettes, overeating, or not eating healthy (U.S. Department of Human Services, www.hhs.org). Other elements that can lead to Coronary Heart Disease can be family history but problems associated with this disease can be seriously lowered by eating a healthy diet and exercise which can help to reduce stress due to the frustrations at work and at home (U.S. Department...
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...Obesity has become a serious health problem in the United States special it has increased significantly in the recent year. According to a study from Trust for America's Health: “Adult obesity has been rising in 31 states of America and haven't signaled to drop. No state has reached the Health and Human Services department goal of reducing the prevalence of adult obesity to 15% by 2010.” This was a huge number and it continues to increase which threatening human health. To answer the question what is the real reason for it. Today I will write the article about the reasons that US citizens rapidly becoming more obese: first is inactivity and lazy in exercises, stressful from working and studying, high sugar consuming and how obesity affected by income....
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...the year 2000, the United States of America had been hit with some major crisis that seriously affected the military. The attack on September 11, 2001, has changed the lives of people around the world especially our military in which thousands of lives has been lost or affected by the War on Terrorism. The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 that hit the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, the Department of Defense (Pentagon) in Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania led to the Global War on Terrorism. The Global War on Terrorism and the invading into Iraq for weapons of mass destruction led to a major change in the military. The United States military have been fighting two wars for the last decade: Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. On September 11, 2001 around 8:45 Tower 1 was hit by American Airlines, Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts and United Airlines, Flight 175 hit Tower 2 at exactly 9:03 which both buildings collapsed. (Giuliani 2002) The location of where the Towers collapse became to be known as Ground Zero. Over thousands of police officers, fire men, volunteers, and the National Guard patrol the streets of New York helping with the recovery. That day as a result of this evil attack on the United States about 3,500 people were killed and the lives of thousands were greatly affected. Families all over the United States changed that day. The United States were at War with Terrorism...
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...Development in Middle Adulthood Middle adulthood is a perplexed period that requires a multifaceted outlook to understand all of the changes and developments that are going to happen. The different changes occurring in middle adulthood include physical, cognitive and social differences. Middle adulthood life stage is said to be between ages 35 to 64. Common health problems that are evolving through age Aging causes its own set of problems as individuals dexterity decreases, energy levels drop, and metabolism slows down which increases their risk for illness and disease. Cancer, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and arthritis are the most common health problems for those in middle adulthood. Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, however with advancements in cancer screenings and treatments, the survival rates are continuing to improve (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2015). Heart disease narrows or blocks the blood vessels leading to chest pain, stroke, or heart attack. Type 2 diabetes results from the body having too much glucose in one's bloodstream. Over time diabetes causes involvement with the cardiovascular system, damages the nerves, kidneys, eyes, and feet, skin and hearing problems. Arthritis is inflammation affecting one or more joints, causing pain and stiffness in the joint. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most diagnosed. Osteoarthritis is damaged joints due to overuse, whereas rheumatoid arthritis is when the immune system is attacking the covering...
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...Running head: OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AFFECTS MENTAL HEALTH How occupational stress affects mental health Dayana Fornaris Florida National College April 15, 2011 Abstract This research paper gives us a brief idea about how occupational stress affects mental health. It describes how occupational stress has become a serious health issue, not just in terms of an individual’s mental and physical well being, but also for employers as well who had begin to feel the financial consequences of work stress. Occupational stress can be defined as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities of the worker. However, occupational stress can be an extremely difficult construct to define. There are certain factors that contribute to work stress like for example working long hours beyond your control; Finding it hard to say no to a task for fear of losing future work, frustration and feeling undervalued at work. This can lead to stress and tension. How occupational stress affects mental health Stress has been defined in a number of ways and the range of stress management techniques is even wider still. Essentially what most people understand by 'stress' is a physiological or psychological response to external stressors that goes beyond what is accepted as normal. Maybe 'strain' would have been a better word. Limited external stresses produce a response, a 'strain’, which...
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...handle situations that directly affect their health in a negative or positive outcome. Cultural diversity plays a role in whether a person is able to receive better health care in relation to social economic factors than the country in which they live. Even though the United States and Canada have the advance health care than other European countries there is still the factor of lack of insurance and lower status of social economics that many lack the source of good health care (Nevid & Rathus, 2005). Psychological, environmental, biological and sociocultural factors affect a person’s health whether female or male. Two health problems that are first discussed in the text are premenstrual syndrome and headaches. Headaches are accountable in 20% of people who suffer from the two most common severe types of migraine and muscle tension headaches. GAS or general adaptation syndrome in the first two stages forces the muscles to contract in the forehead, shoulders, neck and persistent stress can lead to the constant constriction of those muscles. Tension headaches are described as a feeling of a viselike pressure throughout the head. Another major headache known as migraines is seen in about 28 million people and stress is a major role. Migraines headaches can be triggered by many factors among them are pollen, use of certain drugs, glaring lights, and even barometric pressure. According to Has singer, the correlation between the reoccurrence of migraines or tension headaches can be...
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...handle situations that directly affect their health in a negative or positive outcome. Cultural diversity plays a role in whether a person is able to receive better health care in relation to social economic factors than the country in which they live. Even though the United States and Canada have the advance health care than other European countries there is still the factor of lack of insurance and lower status of social economics that many lack the source of good health care (Nevid & Rathus, 2005). Psychological, environmental, biological and sociocultural factors affect a person’s health whether female or male. Two health problems that are first discussed in the text are premenstrual syndrome and headaches. Headaches are accountable in 20% of people who suffer from the two most common severe types of migraine and muscle tension headaches. GAS or general adaptation syndrome in the first two stages forces the muscles to contract in the forehead, shoulders, neck and persistent stress can lead to the constant constriction of those muscles. Tension headaches are described as a feeling of a viselike pressure throughout the head. Another major headache known as migraines is seen in about 28 million people and stress is a major role. Migraines headaches can be triggered by many factors among them are pollen, use of certain drugs, glaring lights, and even barometric pressure. According to Has singer, the correlation between the reoccurrence of migraines or tension headaches can...
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...Nathan Bruce 11/22/2015 what causes child abuse? It's hard to imagine someone intentionally hurting a child. Yet nearly 3500 children in the united states die, and 3 million cases are reported every year due to child abuse. From these statistics you can see how big a controversy child abuse is and how frequently it occurs. What is the root cause of child abuse and in what ways can we learn to prevent it? A reason that child abuse occurs is because parents of the abused child are addicted to drugs. In the United States 657,000 children under the age of 3 have parents who abuse drugs, also parents who are drugs addicts are 4.7times more likely to abuse their children. Parents who abuse drug are generally always drunk or high and therefore have no knowledge of what is happening around them. For these reasons when they abuse their children they don't feel any guilt afterwards, as they can't even recall the event. What these parents don’t realise is that maltreatment isn't the only thing that has an effect on their child, as 2/3 of children who are abused grow up to be drug or alcohol addicts themselves. This is a major problem as it automatically repeats the cycle of abuse. Although an ordinary characteristic, stress is a big element in why child abuse occurs. As once the stress starts to building up, parents suddenly blame their children for their own problems. statistics show 10% of children who are abused have single(widower/ widow, unmarried or divorced) ...
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...The Future of Policing Christina Johnson CJS/210 September 14, 2014 Ronald Rucker University of Phoenix Policing in the United States has changed dramatically since it was first brought to the thirteen colonies from England. However, some of the issues faced then are being faced in policing today. There are also new trends that are prevalent, and these trends will continue to have lasting effects on the future of policing. Even though new trends improve policing overall, they can also cause more serious issues. It is crucial to continue making changes topolicing because it allows law enforcement officers to keep up with the rest of society, including the knowledge of new crime trends. This paper will describe the current trends and issues in policing and analyze possible solutions to improve policing tactics. One trend currently affecting policing is police-community relations. There is a strong emphasis now on community policing, which promotes trust and better relationships between police officers and community members, and less on the militaristic style (Stephens, 2005). Improving police-community relations not only accents the importance of diversity, but it reduces prejudice and discrimination by officers. Community policing helps build trust between the police and community members by relying on citizens to help fight crime. Hence, it is a type of proactive policing (Walker & Katz, 2011). By relying on citizens, police officers have a better chance at preventing...
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...companies are incorporating employee-wellness programs into their work environment to ensure their employees maintain healthy lives. This research paper will focus not only on the physical impact that unhealthy workplaces have on employees but what different companies are doing to promote long-term wellness. Health and Wellness in the Workplace Employers are faced not only with soaring costs of health-care but also with the rising costs of employee absenteeism, and they are reevaluating what used to be purely a personal matter for workers (Kaplan-Leiserson, 2004). In a study conducted during the years 2000 – 2002, the rates of absenteeism remained essentially stable--2.1 percent in 2000, 2.2 percent in 2001, and 2.1 percent in 2002; the costs of paid unscheduled absenteeism rose sharply, not just in 2002 but also in 2001, when they jumped to $755 per employee from $610. (The dollar averages are calculated against total employees, not just those who have had unscheduled absences.) (Britt, 2002). The most commonly cited reason for last-minute absences was personal illness, at 33 percent. Family issues ranked second in the 2002 study, at 24 percent, and personal needs accounted for 21 percent. Rounding out this year's reasons was stress, at 12...
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...nonsensical and erroneous. However, this is what goes on every year nation wide since the No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law in 2001. The data has come in and it can be clearly read that standardized tests do not work. These tests are holding some children back and have let the United States slip behind in education compared to the rest of the world. The biggest counter argument being that standardized testing takes objectivity out of student results. Standardized tests are an antiquated idea that has hurt more than helped. The No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law 2001 by then President George W. Bush. The Act...
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...What would someone change, if he/she could voice an option on today's childhood obesity problem? In today’s society, childhood obesity has increased over the years across the United States. Many decisions about dealing with academic pressure, family dynamics, food choice consumption, and regular exercise impact a child’s life. Many factors can cause childhood obesity such as emotional struggles, unhealthy diets, and non-active lifestyles. As a result of emotional struggles, children may turn to food in order to obtain comfort, which can result in weight gain leading to obesity. If one becomes stressed due to academic pressure or family problems, then one may turn to emotional eating to suppress the urge of possible failure. One could cope with emotional stress by staying organized in school and asking for academic help when needed. Family conflicts may occur due to financial stress. An imbalance in family dynamics causes many emotional struggles, leading to poor eating habits...
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...Teen Pregnancy in America Teen pregnancy is a growing problem not only in the United States but worldwide. The United States as the highest teen pregnancy rate. Teen Pregnancy occurs due to a number of reasons. One reason is teen sometime are not educated or to young to understand the consequences of being pregnant as a teen. Many teens needs to be educated before they become pregnant not after the fact. Most pregnancies are unplanned, according to Trussell (1988)”out of every teen women age, 15-19 becomes pregnant each year in the United States. Of these pregnancies five out of every six are unintended- 92 percent of conceived premarital, and the other half conceived in marriage” (p.262). According to the center for Disease Control, teenage pregnancy is 329,797 births. That is a low compared to the births in 1991(CDC, 2008). The causes of teen pregnancy in the United States can stem from many things. One is living below poverty level can sometime be associated with teen pregnancy. Teens sometimes do not have adequate supervision. Most teenage pregnancy sometime comes from sexually abuse at young age. There is also other factor the play a role in teen pregnancy. Alcohol and drugs plays a major factor in teen pregnancy. This can incite lust and passion in young people. Peer pressure that causes teens to have sexual relations just to fit in. The government has put in some programs to help curve this epidemic. In the schools, they have sex education classes and peer pressure...
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