Join PIH for a conversation on the psychological and physical burnout nurses have shouldered during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, May 12 at 12 p.m. EDT. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Happy #NursesWeek , Cory McMahon kicks off our webinar by welcoming viewers, introducing our panelists, and explaining our webinar today!

“The word burnout actually doesn’t do justice to what nurses are feeling. It’s just one word that doesn’t describe what is actually happening to nurses globally” Says Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi 🇳🇬🇨🇦 on addressing nursing burnout.

At @UGHE_org, where I work and am the Chair for the Center for Nursing and Midwifery, we are doing a lot to prepare nurses for the eventuality when it comes to compassion fatigue and the pressure that comes when we are caring for those who are sick...(cont.)

(cont.)… Because who cares for the carer? - Judy Khanyola

'For me, it’s so fulfilling [to be a nurse]. It’s difficult to leave the bedside because I want to be able to connect with my patients. I have been able to mentor new nurses and guide them through their career path, making nursing very rewarding... (Cont.)

(Cont.)...This is what keeps me going and puts things in perspective with all the stressors.' - Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi 🇳🇬🇨🇦

“Coming from the past of ebola, especially for Liberia, and talking about compassionate fatigue and working in an emergency room, it's a real challenge.” Melvin Tamba of PIH Liberia discussing fatigue from working in the emergency room.

“If we want to talk about compassion fatigue, it's the systemic issue that you go against and that ties into burnout. The systemic issues you are talking about were here to provide and alleviate the stress and suffering that our patients are going through,... (cont.)

(Cont.) but one you either don’t have the correct materials you need, lack of staffing, chronic and critical lack of staffing.” - Marc Julmisse