A recent survey conducted by the American Nurses Foundation and Joslin Insight found that 64% of nurses reported feeling stressed and 57% said they were exhausted. The survey also identified an increase in verbal abuse toward nurses in the workplace with 53% reporting an increase in verbal abuse since the start of the pandemic. Ultimately, 84% of nurses said they are stressed or burned out.
Four healthcare supply chain executives recently joined Publisher John Pritchard and The Journal of Healthcare Contracting to discuss the issues surrounding the stress of front-line healthcare workers and how the supply chain can help. The executives were: