Burnout Support Podcast Learning Series
A curated, reflective continuing education learning series focused on emotional sustainability in healthcare
A burnout learning series for nurse practitioners who want to stay in the work—without losing themselves
This bundle is a curated collection of Real World NP podcast and YouTube episodes (including interviews with experienced specialists and coaches) that speak to the internal side of nurse practitioner practice: emotional load, disillusionment, grief, and what it takes to build a sustainable career in a mission-driven role.
Burnout isn’t just “feeling tired.” When primary care burnout goes unsupported, it’s associated with higher turnover and workforce strain, more medical errors, reduced productivity, and a weaker clinician–patient relationship. In the U.S., more than two in five primary care physicians report burnout, and research suggests burnout contributes to significant downstream costs—driven largely by turnover and replacement.
This CE learning series is designed to offer language for what’s happening, normalize common experiences, and teach practical, reflective tools you can use to protect your capacity while continuing to care well.
What you’ll learn in this Burnout Support CE:
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Identify common patterns of burnout, disillusionment, and emotional overload in NP practice
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Understand how emotional load and unprocessed stress affect connection, judgment, and longevity
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Apply reflective frameworks that support self-awareness and long-term sustainability
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Recognize realistic ways clinicians protect capacity while working within imperfect systems
What Makes This Burnout CE Different
A lot of burnout resources tell clinicians to work faster, think differently, or fix themselves. This bundle treats burnout as what it usually is in primary care: a predictable response to sustained cognitive and emotional load inside systems that don’t leave much room to recover.
The focus here isn’t productivity or mindset hacks. It’s the lived experience of clinical work — the mental fatigue, the emotional flattening, the quiet disillusionment that can creep in even when you still care deeply about your patients.
You’ll be guided through structured reflection and perspective-building without pressure to take action, make big decisions, or “figure it all out.” Nothing needs to be fixed.
This is continuing education designed by a practicing NP, for nurse practitioners working in the real world — educational, reflective, and grounded. It’s not therapy, coaching, or career advice.
What’s Included in This Burnout Support CE
This bundle is a curated collection of previously recorded Real World NP podcast and video episodes, selected and organized to support nurse practitioners navigating burnout, emotional exhaustion, and disillusionment in clinical practice.
Inside the course, you’ll find:
Core Video & Podcast Lessons
Lesson 1: How to Manage NP Stress, Burnout & Compassion Fatigue
Lesson 2: Navigating NP Burnout: An Interview with Cait Donovan
Lesson 3: Navigating the Drama Triangle as an NP: An Interview with Brooke Nielsen
Lesson 4: When the Work Breaks Your Heart: Disillusionment, Burnout, and Staying Human in Medicine
(Originally published as “Path to Overcoming Disillusionment: An Interview with Rebecca Arnold”)
Learning & CE Components
Guided reflection prompts for each lesson (not graded)
A required post-test to assess key learning concepts
A brief course evaluation
XXXXXX ANCC contact hours upon successful completion
All content is self-paced and designed to be completed on your schedule. These lessons are educational and reflective, offering context, language, and frameworks—not therapy, coaching, or directives for change.
Who This Learning Series is for:
Perfect for:
🩺 Early-career nurse practitioners worried about burnout
💼 Nurse practitioners with more experience who feel emotionally depleted or disconnected
🏥 Clinicians in mission-driven roles struggling with sustainability
👩⚕️ NPs seeking non-clinical, reflective continuing education
Who this is NOT for:
❌ You want productivity systems or time-management strategies
❌ You’re looking for prescriptive career or job-change advice
❌ You want advanced clinical or diagnostic CE
❌ You prefer purely skills-based or checklist-style learning
Get Instant Access to the Burnout Support Learning Series
One Payment Of:
$14.97
Includes:
4 curated Real World NP podcast/video lessons on burnout and sustainability
Guided reflection prompts (not graded)
Required post-test for CE credit
Post-activity evaluation
ANCC contact hours upon successful completion
Please note: This course is educational and reflective CE—not therapy, coaching, or medical advice. It discusses burnout and emotional strain in healthcare. Engage at your own pace and seek professional support if needed.
About Real World NP
Real World NP provides practical, continuing education for nurse practitioners in primary care—without the fluff. Founded by Liz Rohr, an NP and educator, we’ve helped over 10,000 learners feel more confident in real-world practice.
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This burnout support CE bundle is designed for nurse practitioners seeking continuing education focused on emotional sustainability, compassion fatigue, and long-term practice in primary care and other clinical settings. Curated from Real World NP podcast and video content, this course addresses common challenges faced by NPs, including burnout, disillusionment, emotional exhaustion, and the cognitive load of mission-driven healthcare work.
Real World NP provides ANCC-accredited continuing education for nurse practitioners, NP students, and early-career clinicians. Our courses emphasize real-world practice, professional boundaries, and sustainable clinical work—without fluff, productivity hacks, or generic wellness advice.
Whether you’re concerned about burnout as a nurse practitioner or already experiencing emotional strain in clinical practice, this CE activity offers educational context, reflective frameworks, and peer-relevant insights to support your professional development.