Grieving on the Job: Stories from Healthcare Providers
Grieving on the Job: Stories from Healthcare Providers
People working in healthcare often deal with death, dying, tragic outcomes, or other significant losses as part of their job. Healthcare providers work in busy and challenging environments that can make dealing with grief even more difficult. Talking with colleagues about grief can be awkward, and healthcare providers who find themselves struggling with grief may not be offered or seek out support. This issue of VOICES includes stories from healthcare workers who have experienced grieving on the job. The stories are accompanied by four commentary articles written by experts in medicine, bioethics, education of health care professionals, health policy, and improving health care for vulnerable populations.
"The authors' experiences range from students in training to established professionals looking back on their careers. Grief, for these writers, is provoked by a variety of losses—loss of a patient, loss of a family member and its impact on their training, loss through being named in a lawsuit, and loss of confidence in their career choice. Some authors provide insight into the tools and practices they used in processing grief while others acknowledge that their healing is ongoing."
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