Nurse retention is often achieved by nurse satisfaction—but how do you achieve true job satisfaction in a hectic healthcare environment? One answer might be medical mission trips.
An interesting piece written for HealthLeaders Media by Rebecca Hendren explores what medical mission trips can do for RNs by profiling a nurse who went to Haiti with a group of healthcare professionals. Though salary is an obvious factor in job satisfaction, Hendren explores what else truly matters to nurses, and giving back ranks high.
Community outreach can expand skill base, professionalism, and perspective, no matter where the community might be.
What’s your experience with community outreach as a nurse? How does it affect your day-to-day job? Would you encourage others to do the same? Post a comment and let us know!
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Nursing mission trips allow nurses to leave their usual stressful environments and bring relief to an area in need. I believe it adds to job satisfaction as those who attend the mission are able to come back to work with a new perspective, maybe some relief in being away from the usual stress for some time, and are able to being their experiences back to the workplace providing education to their peers as well.