HCA using 'Zen lounges' to help nurses fight burnout

A survey of nurses at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Texas) revealed its nurses were burnt out. One-quarter were considering leaving the profession, 58 percent reported depressive symptoms and 65 percent reported burnout. HCA Houston is responding with a variety of wellness initiatives, the Houston Chronicle reported Oct. 18. 

Some of the actions the health system is taking, according to the newspaper: 

  • Adding "Zen lounges" with soothing music, scented candles, yoga mats and massage chairs to hospitals.

  • Organizing peer support groups. 

  • Bringing in therapy dogs. 

  • Facilitating "Wellness Wagon Wednesdays," during which nurses receive products such as skin care masks, stress balls and tea. 

  • Providing yoga instructors to teach "poses of the week."

  • Gathering nurses' feedback with QR codes at each Zen lounge. The health system aims to publish the data it collects in a medical journal.

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