Residency is an intensive, years-long training period where newly minted doctors transition from medical school to full-time clinical practice, often working long hours under high stress. By the first year of residency, many young doctors already experience moderate depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and burnout.
There is no better way to understand the first year at the bedside than to hear the kinds of things that come out in a coaching conversation. The day-to-day of a hospital tells you what happened on a unit. A coaching conversation tells you what it costs, and what it takes to keep showing up. That is why we are sharing this one. There is a lot here for first-year nurses, and just as much for the nurse managers and leaders responsible for them.
Many frontline healthcare workers share a deeply ingrained mindset: push harder, do more, and strive for excellence in every domain. This relentless drive doesn’t stop at the operating room doors—it extends into their personal lives.
What is the physiological impact of losing a beloved colleague? This happened during a recent Strive cohort – and here’s what we found.
In the relentless world of healthcare, where sleep often feels like a luxury, bedtime consistency emerges as a game-changing strategy