Are Personal Support Workers Healthcare's Unsung Heroes?

Personal support workers are heroes to their patients.  They regularly perform feats that are very impressive.  Personal support workers do everything from taking and checking vitals such as pulse and blood pressure, to bathing patients.
  
Personal support workers are caregivers who are in it for the long haul.  They are passionate about their jobs and their patients.  The typical personal support worker possesses ridiculous amounts of stamina and patience.  They need it to endure the gruelling repetition of the job.  They come to work each day, not looking for special rewards or recognition.  The results of what they do are reward enough for the typical personal support worker.  Their hard work and dedication shows through, in every shift.

Personal support workers work as a team, wherever their work is.  They support their colleagues and receive support from their colleagues in return.  This is especially important as they need the support to combat the stress, and in some cases, burnout rates.  

Personal support workers are heroes to their patients on a daily basis.

Tips on Avoiding Burnout for Personal Support Workers

We’ve all been there.  On the edge.  We’ve had enough.  In short, we feel burned out.  This is something that every personal support worker has gone through.  Here are some tips to avoid burnout as much as possible.

1)   Monitor Your Diet and Exercise:  We have to monitor our patient’s diet, yet we often don’t monitor our own diet, and our job requires us to have a certain level of fitness.  So I suggest strongly that you monitor your diet and engage in a regular exercise program.

2)   Get The Proper Amount Of Sleep:  This probably seems like something that should be intuitive but it’s not.  When we are young, we need less sleep, but as we get older we need more.  Yet sleep is the one thing we give up on a regular basis.  Sleep is the one thing that really helps you to rejuvenate.  Ensure that you always get enough sleep.

3)   Be Honest About How Many Days You Can Really Work:  Not everyone can do this type of work full time.  Maybe for you, it makes sense to work part time.  Also, due to factors like the economy, we don’t always take enough time off.  Please take as much time off as you need to.

4)   Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For Help At Work:  Sometimes we find ourselves in difficult situations at work.  If you find yourself in such circumstances, always ask for help.  There is no need to carry the entire load yourself.

Follow these tips and they will help you avoid burnout at work as much as possible.