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Shift-working on repeat: how can nurses avoid physical burnout?
Many nurses talk of emotional burnout, but there can be debilitating physical symptoms too. Can years of nursing shifts cause them and how we can protect the workforce?
Robert Shelswell
Posted 22 February 2023 - 01:00
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