Impact of Pandemic on healthcare in the U.S.

Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions to healthcare systems worldwide, presenting numerous challenges while also accelerating innovations and adaptations in healthcare delivery. This assignment aims to explore the multifaceted impact of the pandemic on healthcare, examining its effects on healthcare professionals. This written assignment is based on the impact of the pandemic on healthcare workers in the United States.

For this assignment, you will answer the following prompt(s):

Examine the psychological toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers. Consider issues resulting from high workloads, exposure to infectious risks, violence and aggression, and witnessing patient suffering. Some issues include burnout, moral distress, post-traumatic stress, physical or psychological injury from workplace violence, attrition from the profession, etc.

Offer two strategies for improving wellness, reducing burnout and attrition, and limiting the negative consequences associated with workplace stress (examples above) for healthcare workers.