{"id":11759,"date":"2026-01-01T11:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiqsante.qc.ca\/?p=11759"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:16:09","slug":"le-poids-invisible-de-la-surcharge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiqsante.qc.ca\/en\/le-poids-invisible-de-la-surcharge\/","title":{"rendered":"The hidden burden of an overload"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc222489447\"><\/a><span lang=\"EN-CA\">The hidden burden of an overload<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>This article was published in the second edition of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiqsante.qc.ca\/en\/union\/magazine-la-resonance\/\">La R\u00e9sonance<\/a>\u00a0magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the ever-increasing workload and number of patients, a multitude of invisible factors overload or cause distress among healthcare professionals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Tons of paperwork to fill out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Statistics add an additional burden to healthcare professionals, but they do not add value to care. They merely reassure administrations, who then feel they are measuring the work on the floor.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Constantly on high alert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Operating with a shortage of staff means that a crisis is never far away and that emergencies must be continuously prioritized. This can become very stressful.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Tasks to prioritize that involve abandoning certain fundamentals of the profession<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Listening to patients, reassuring families, and providing support is not optional and it takes time.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Multiple obligations not related to care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Training and evaluating unqualified staff hired to lighten the workload, looking for parking in home care, etc. This is part of the job and difficult to measure.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Feeling of powerlessness and frustration when we can\u2019t provide the best care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is a contradiction between what we should do and what we can do, which can create a moral imbalance.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the health network highlights the need to make visible what is not visible. 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