Page 16 - IMPRESSION Newsletter March19

H EALHTY IN IMAGING

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UNSEEN

EPIDEMIC

Even the best health care professionals Work stressors included:
may make mistakes or succumb to the • Management issues
pressures of a hectic work environment. As
• Work volume
a result, these caregivers are often
vulnerable to shock, guilt, anger, depression • Staffing
and suicide because of stress, large • Changing departments
caseloads, long hours and fatigue. We know • Feeling unappreciated at work
that unanticipated and harmful events can • Learning new skills
and do happen. What happens to the • Teaching others
caregiver in the immediate hours following • Lateral violence
an event of this type can turn out to be • Fear of harming patients
psychologically catastrophic. • Feelings of incompetence

Healthcare workers often fail to • Emotional burden of patient care
recognize the adverse impact of work- Home stressors included:
related stressors on their own wellbeing. In
addition, home stressors can often further • Marital strain
magnify the issue. The combination of work • Financial issues
and home stressors can often be the catalyst • Personal or family health issues
for self-harm if these issues do not receive • Grief
the necessary attention. • Lack of purpose in life
• Childcare

• Academic stress
• Loneliness after moving

• Personal or family drug or alcohol use