CU Researchers Helping ICU Nurses Manage Burnout & PTSD

By Kathy Walsh
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Studies have found that up to 28 percent of hospital nurses who work in the intensive care unit suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). That’s more than veterans of the Iraq War. Now, researchers in Colorado are studying what to do about it.
Registered Nurse (RN) Jessica Leiss admits to burnout and some of the symptoms of PTSD. For 12 years, Leiss has worked in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the University of Colorado Hospital. She w