Who will help the helpers? Medical professionals and teachers are feeling burned out. Ignoring their feelings could have bad implications for the rest of society, writes YooJKim
conducted by the American Nurses Foundation, 21 percent of nurses stated that they intended to leave their position in the next six months, and 29 percent indicated that they might.
The saying,"Do it for the students, patients," is no longer enough to sustain the well-being of our care-centered professionals. While the Great Resignation has impacted every field, we will feel the loss of these our teachers and healthcare workers acutely, and the pandemic has demonstrated that they can no longer be taken for granted. Employers in education and healthcare need to ensure that workers, particularly those who made it through the pandemic, have the support they need.
Pretending that everything is"business as usual" after the pandemic ignores the plight of our educators and healthcare professionals and validates their decisions to leave their callings. Without a significant overhaul to how we treat our care-focused workers, the future of our society is at risk.
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