It's great to make a resolution for yourself. The end result is that, when you succeed, the people you share it with will rejoice with you! DirectShifts hosted an online on-demand event, "New Year, New Resolutions where our clinician partners came together to participate and discussed their New Year's resolutions and goals with us.

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, therapist, or another healthcare provider on call at all hours of the day, or an office receptionist looking after patients who are still awake when you get there in the morning, nutrition and hydration play an integral role in your ability to perform at your best. In order to stay healthy and strong in your chosen profession, you need to balance protein-rich meals with hydration elements like water and caffeine during your busy days.

A new year is upon us! And, with it typically comes new motivation, new aspirations, and new goals. Often, it,s the time to set those new year,s resolutions into motion. And, it feels easy, inspired, and attainable at first you,re going to the gym every day, sticking to the new budget, avoiding those dreaded carbs, and whatever else you,ve set your sights on as the methods to create the new and improved you.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, more than 40 million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. This makes anxiety the most common mental health disorder in America.A study by Human Resources for Health found that nearly 20% of doctors and 23% of nurses suffer from anxiety.

What values do our clinicians want to see in their new organization? What can organizations do to find a solution to keep their staff engaged and retained? It's no secret that people prefer to work for organizations where they feel happy, driven, and encouraged from time to time, and with the world being more connected now than ever, companies are finding it more challenging to ensure they give their employees a pleasant environment.

Working in shift has a lot of pros and cons that go with it, as any healthcare worker who started in a hospital or currently works in one can tell you. On the one hand, it's great to technically have four days off each week, but on the other hand, it often doesn't feel like it. A significant amount of a clinician's time goes into preparing for those three shifts.