Preventing Burnout As A New Nurse Practitioner: Interview with a Self-Care Strategist

interviews mindset np student role transition Feb 09, 2021

An image of two women smiling and facing in the camera in a yellow background with a text An Interview With Diana A Self-Care Strategist and Nurse Practitioner

Burnout is a hot topic in all aspects of healthcare. You might be thinking that it’s something that affects other people. You might think it’s something that impacts Nurse Practitioners who are more established in their careers. You might think it’s one of the last things that you need to think about as a new grad Nurse Practitioner. Until you start to experience symptoms of burnout.

Preventing Burnout as a New Nurse Practitioner

Burnout provides equal opportunity to everyone in healthcare. Early in your career, late in your career. Working in outpatient or inpatient settings. Seeing only a handful of patients a day or seeing dozens of patients a day. Burnout doesn’t care; it’s nothing personal. Or is it?

This week, we are talking with Diana from Catalyst for Self Care. She’s a well-seasoned Nurse Practitioner, and a self-care strategist. What makes her an expert? Because she also has experienced burnout as a Nurse Practitioner. In this interview, we will cover:

Recognizing the signs and symptoms of burnout
The benefits of addressing burnout
Resources for preventing, assessing, and/or managing your burnout
The importance of regular reflection as a part of your practice as a Nurse Practitioner
Self-care and why it is so important

Learning about burnout sometimes happens the hard way, but it doesn’t have to. If you think you might be on the path to burnout, the time is right to address the issue. Watch this interview and get tips that you can start using right away. Understand what boundaries are, how to define yours, and why they are so vital to preventing and treating burnout. Self-care can mean a lot of things, and is very unique to each of us. One thing is universal: we need to identify what works for us in a constructive way and make a plan to implement it for ourselves. When we care for ourselves, we can take the best care of our patients.

If you know a colleague who is being stretched really thin, suggest this interview.