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Unfortunately, burnout is commonplace in healthcare these days due to many factors, some beyond the control of healthcare organizations. The national nursing shortage, insufficient nursing pipeline, and aging patient populations are problems that may take decades to overcome.

Self-scheduling practices are making a comeback amid the rise of electronic scheduling systems and heightened calls for flexibility from front-line staff members at hospitals and health systems. 

HR and risk professionals in the United States see ineffective leadership as their number one concern, with increasing health and benefit costs also ranking among their top three concerns.

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Physician assistants reported high levels of satisfaction with their career choice (86.7%), but they are seeing a slight increase in burnout symptoms across all specialties.

U.S. workers' confidence in their careers is now lower than it was at the height of the pandemic, according to LinkedIn's most recent Workforce Confidence survey. 

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