{"product_id":"called-to-care-health-care-burnout-and-the-search-for-meaningful-work-hardback-9781978839304","title":"Called to Care?; Health Care, Burnout, and the Search for Meaningful Work (Hardback) 9781978839304","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCalled to Care?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHealth Care, Burnout, and the Search for Meaningful Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCindy L. Cain (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978839304\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 June 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e196 pages, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.341 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The central tension in \u003cem\u003eCalled to Care?\u003c\/em\u003e is that many of the things that healthcare workers find meaningful on the job are often at odds with what is mandated and rewarded at the organizational level. Cain's research is timely, engaging, and sociologically rich.\" - Clare L. Stacey, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Caring Self: The Work Experiences of Home Care Aides\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eCalled to Care?\u003c\/em\u003e is empirically and analytically unique in its investigation of burnout and its relationship to meaningful work in health care. In being attentive to care workers in a variety of occupational locations, Cain adds both breadth and depth to our understanding of burnout.\" - LaTonya J. Trotter, author of \u003cem\u003eMore than Medicine: Nurse Practitioners and the Problems They Solve for Patients, Health Care Organizations and the State\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHealth care workers are burned out. Health care leaders know that workers are burned out but do not yet have the right tools to fix the problem. \u003ci\u003eCalled to Care?\u003c\/i\u003e argues that we can mitigate burnout by examining what is most meaningful about health care work. Using interviews and observation of a wide range of health care workers, Cain shows that workers who care for our most vulnerable adults find their work to be meaningful when they are able to connect to the work and make progress on something that matters. In most cases, these meaningful experiences are also consistent with better care for patients. And yet organizational practices, policy environments, and cultural meanings get in the way of meaningful work, creating burnout. But it doesn't have to be this way. \u003ci\u003eCalled to Care?\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates that workplaces can and should align meaningful work experiences with quality care for patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003ePART I What Is Meaningful Work?\u003cbr\u003e1 Seeking and Creating Connections in a Broken System\u003cbr\u003e2 Meaningful Progress, Situationally Defined\u003cbr\u003e3 Workplace Obstacles to Meaningful Work\u003cbr\u003e4 Cultural and Policy Obstacles to Meaningful Work\u003cbr\u003ePART II Possibilities for Meaning\u003cbr\u003e5 Unexpectedly Meaningful Work\u003cbr\u003e6 Centering Connections\u003cbr\u003e7 Expanding the Pursuit of Progress\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Search Continues\u003cbr\u003eMethodological Appendix: My Journey with Meaningful Work\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52640484819224,"sku":"9781978839304","price":71.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/called-to-care-health-care-burnout-and-the-search-for-meaningful-work-hardback-9781978839304","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}