Burnout results from ineffectively managed chronic workplace stress and is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (eg, cynicism or disengagement), and a diminished sense of personal accomplishment (eg, inefficacy) in one’s occupation. Burnout is partially induced by a supposed imbalance between a worker’s job demands (eg, workload) and job resources (eg, support from colleagues and supervisors) that disproportionately affects clinicians in acute care settings. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of burnout among acute care clinicians was about 40%, but it surged to roughly 60% by the end of 2021. Although this alarming trend seems to be reversing toward prepandemic levels, the fact remains that clinician burnout has pervasive and deleterious consequences. Not only do clinicians suffering from burnout struggle to manage their mental health, driving some to consider suicide, but they are also more susceptible to medical errors that put the well-being of their patients at risk. Finally, clinician burnout...

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