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Boundaries to prevent burnout

Hello fellow nurses,

I'm passionate about arming nurses with strategies to keep them at the bedside. After experiencing burnout, I realized I didn't have solid boundaries to protect myself and forming them made a huge difference for me and my nursing practice. Do you think a course about maintaining personal boundaries in professional settings would be helpful to students, new graduates, or experienced nurses?

I'd love for you to share your thoughts. Thanks!

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    Could you be clearer as to what you mean by boundaries? This could mean different things to different people.

    My own boundaries are not going in early and not staying late unless it's absolutely necessary (martyr syndrome leads to burnout), keeping a professional distance from patients (be empathetic and kind but remember they're not your friends) and socialising with friends who are neither nurses nor in related occupations so as not to talk shop all the time. Have interests and activities that are nothing to do with nursing.

    Having good working conditions is a key factor in avoiding burnout. Easier said than done, but I would say that if you have a choice don't stay at a facility if you feel you're being abused. Favour a facility that allows unions and be an active member of a union to protect your rights.

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