Free Purpose Quiz for healthcare workers
A two-minute self-check from ICU physician Dr. Mousab Almusaddy for physicians, nurses, APPs, respiratory therapists, and everyone in healthcare. See which of five areas is costing you the most, and get one step you can use on your next shift.
10 statements plus 1 question · about 2 minutes
You will read ten short statements about the last month. Pick how often each one is true. At the end you will see which of five areas is draining you most, how the others compare, and one step to take on your next shift.
Your Purpose Quiz results
Get your results, your first step, and a short follow-up from Dr. Mousab in your inbox.
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Next step · $10
The quiz shows you where. The plan shows you what to do about it, one week at a time, in steps built for real shifts.
The Purpose Quiz is a self-reflection tool for healthcare workers. It is not a medical or psychological assessment and does not diagnose burnout, depression, or any condition. If you are in crisis, call or text 988, or call the Physician Support Line at 1-888-409-0141.
What the quiz measures
The Purpose Quiz scores five areas that come up again and again with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare workers. Most people are carrying some of all five. Knowing which one is heaviest tells you where a small change will help most.
Starting shifts already tired, and spending days off recovering instead of living.
Replaying cases after work, and giving the people you love what is left.
Leaving work knowing a patient got less, and carrying guilt or anger about decisions made above you.
Charting and thinking about work after the shift, and decision fatigue by the end of the day.
Losing touch with why you chose this work, and feeling more like a machine than a caregiver.
Who built it
Dr. Mousab Almusaddy, MD, FCCP, is a practicing pulmonary and critical care physician and a certified high performance coach. From 2013 to 2020 he worked pulmonary and ICU together, close to 80 hours a week, and burned out doing it. The five areas in this quiz are the ones he had to work through himself, and the ones he hears most from the healthcare workers he coaches.
The quiz is the first step on a simple path: find the area, take one step on your next shift, and keep going at the pace your schedule allows. More about Dr. Mousab
Questions
The Purpose Quiz is a free two-minute self-check for healthcare workers from The Purposeful Doctor. It asks ten short questions about the last month and shows which of five areas is draining you most: Running on Empty, Bringing the Shift Home, Carrying Moral Injury, Buried in the Load, or Disconnected From Your Why.
Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, PAs, respiratory therapists, residents, students, and anyone else working in healthcare who is still showing up but feels worn down.
No. The Purpose Quiz is a self-reflection tool. It is not a medical or psychological assessment and does not diagnose burnout, depression, or any other condition. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 in the US.
No. Your results show on the page as soon as you finish. You can choose to email them to yourself, which also adds you to a short follow-up from Dr. Mousab.
The 30-Day Purpose Plan is an optional $10 add-on. It gives you a four-week plan for your area with one focused step each week, word-for-word scripts for hard conversations, and a two-minute weekly check-in. Plans for all five areas are included.
Take the first step from your results on your next shift. For more tools, download the free ICU Reset, or watch the $17 Break Free From Burnout masterclass.
