Burnout refers to challenges that negatively affect the medical sectors, and sonographers are among the primary victims of this issue. Burnout entails a situation where a person is unable to accommodate a given level of stress that results from intense work, pressure, or tiredness. Sonography is also the method that assists in the diagnosis of numerous medical disorders and evaluation of the internal body organs functionality. Consequently, sonographers are experts who produce the sonographic images using the sonographic machines. In the contemporary world, sonographers face severe stress due to various factors such as scarcity of workers, compassion, fatigue, and job displeasure (Walvoord, 2006). By evaluating various studies, this paper describes
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The sonography section of the medical sector often has few professionals due to the shortage of trained specialists. Notably, sonographers often overwork in their departments to meet tight deadlines and receive numerous patients who need their services. The scarcity of the professionals has led to increased turnover in the medical section, causing additional responsibilities that result in stress among the existing workers. As such, shortage of employees results in occupational burnout since the medical experts and sonographers are forced to work more with few human …show more content…
The burnout problem results from occupational stress caused by compression fatigue, depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and personal accomplishment. Full-time sonographers, young workers, physicians with low educational qualifications, veteran staff, and patients experience higher levels of burnouts. Personal strategies, training, and hospital implementation of stress control programs such as debriefing, retreats, and extended leave can reduce the amount of burnouts and stress. Additionally, promotions of medical careers such as sonographers attract more workers that may reduce the employee shortages. Consequently, burnout is a daily challenge to everyone, but suitable personal and organizational policies can help to prevent
The sonography section of the medical sector often has few professionals due to the shortage of trained specialists. Notably, sonographers often overwork in their departments to meet tight deadlines and receive numerous patients who need their services. The scarcity of the professionals has led to increased turnover in the medical section, causing additional responsibilities that result in stress among the existing workers. As such, shortage of employees results in occupational burnout since the medical experts and sonographers are forced to work more with few human …show more content…
The burnout problem results from occupational stress caused by compression fatigue, depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and personal accomplishment. Full-time sonographers, young workers, physicians with low educational qualifications, veteran staff, and patients experience higher levels of burnouts. Personal strategies, training, and hospital implementation of stress control programs such as debriefing, retreats, and extended leave can reduce the amount of burnouts and stress. Additionally, promotions of medical careers such as sonographers attract more workers that may reduce the employee shortages. Consequently, burnout is a daily challenge to everyone, but suitable personal and organizational policies can help to prevent