Self Care for Nurses: Small Doses for Wellness

The term resilience often gets a bad rap, but the ability to take care of yourself during stressors remains key to creating a work environment where you can thrive.Grounded in research and rich in expertise gleaned from fellow nurses and other practitioners across the healthcare spectrum, Self Care for Nurses: Small Doses for Wellness offers proven self-care strategies that can positively transform your relationship with work. The authors filled this book with practical exercises that will fit easily into your lifestyle and might just keep you from the brink of burnout.Includes:Over two-dozen science-based wellness practices that tend to your mind and bodyBite-sized exercises that apply the latest in self-care researchRelatable stories and helpful guidance from nurses and wellness experts that offer inspiration, camaraderie, and support for your challenging-yet-rewarding work as a nurseAuthentic self-care practice is best for you, for your patients, and for your colleagues. Integrating these purposefully simple and easy-to-adopt strategies into your life can help you flourish in good times and grow in difficult ones.TABLE OF CONTENTSSmall Doses for Your Happiness and HealthIt’s Not What You ThinkBurnout: Sound Familiar?Rewire Your Brain for ResilienceWhat’s Your Mindset?Be a FlashlightPay AttentionCultivate Your Appreciative PracticesTend Your Emotional GardenChoose Joy and PositivityReframeExercise GratitudeChange Your Question, Change Your MindUse Your Vision to Change Your FateGo to Your Safe and Happy PlaceCultivate Your WisdomRestNourish Your Body and HydrateEvaluate Your Alcohol ConsumptionBreathe DeeplyMove Your BodyIntegrate a Life That Works With a Life That CountsMake It a Good Place to WorkTake Care of Each OtherThe Pause: When a Patient DiesMattering MattersPut an End to Bullying and IncivilityAdvocate for Yourself and OthersLead From Where You AreABOUT THE AUTHORSNATALIE B. MAY, PhD, is a self-care and resilience researcher and Associate Professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing.TIM CUNNINGHAM, DrPH, MSN, RN, FAAN, is the Co-Chief Well-Being Officer for the Woodruff Health Sciences Center at Emory University.DORRIE K. FONTAINE, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Dean Emerita at the University of Virginia School of Nursing and founder of UVA’s Compassionate Care Initiative. Read more