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. 2023 Dec 1;53(12):625-626.
doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001357.

Healing the Heart of Healthcare

Loren Hand  1 , Nicole Probst, Leigh Griffis
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Healing the Heart of Healthcare

Loren Hand et al. J Nurs Adm. .

Abstract

Healthcare workers continue to work without fully processing the stress of the pandemic on their overall health. Outcomes of stress include workplace burnout, low morale, and an increase in suicide rates. At Huntington Hospital, a need was identified to give caregivers an opportunity to grieve and process their experiences. Healing the Heart of Healthcare was a formal intervention that provided acknowledgment of trauma and reinstated a sense of hope to the profession. The activities in this program may be duplicated in other celebrations such as Nurses Day recognition.

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