Change in Nurse-Physician Collaboration in the ICU and Downstream Improvement in Clinician Burnout

James Gerhart, Shriya Saxena, Madeleine Cook, Madeleine M. Hardt, Jane J. Lee, Casey Brugh, Mia Schmittenberg, Jared A. Greenberg, Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Division of Geriatrics , Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, Rush Medical College, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on October 17, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundClinicians working in critical care settings are exposed to the suffering and loss of patients on a routine basis, and may experience emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment characteristic of burnout. The quality ...