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Keywords

Medical Observation Unit, high turnover rate, burn out

Disciplines

Nursing

Description

Nursing is a profession that encounters extensive demands, especially the Medical Observation Unit (MOU), where there is a high turnover rate of patients and nurses daily care for a wide variety of patient diagnoses. Burnout is a state of emotional and possible physical exhaustion because of the frequent stress that healthcare workers experience. The following presentation reflects on how nurses working on a fast-paced unit which has a high patient turnover rate leads to increased role expectations causing quicker burnout. Burnout can disrupt our nurse-patient relationships, aiding to decreased outcomes. By the end of this presentation, you will see what can help slow down or prevent nursing burnout on such a unit. Keeping our nurses’ minds and bodies healthy to fulfill the job, as an exceptional nurse, is a number one priority for our patients receiving care.

Publication Date

5-2025

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Nurses Week at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, May 6-12, 2025.

Healing the Healer: A Pathway Forward in the Medical Observation Unit (MOU)

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