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 CONTENTS Small Doses for Your Happiness and Health It’s Not What You Think Burnout: Sound Familiar? Rewire Your Brain for Resilience What’s Your Mindset? Be a Flashlight Pay Attention Cultivate Your Appreciative Practices Tend Your Emotional Garden Choose Joy and Positivity Reframe Exercise Gratitude Change Your Question, Change Your Mind Use Your Vision to Change Your Fate Go to Your Safe and Happy Place Cultivate Your Wisdom Rest Nourish Your Body and Hydrate Evaluate Your Alcohol Consumption Breathe Deeply Move Your Body Integrate a Life That Works With a Life That Counts Make It a Good Place to Work Take Care of Each Other The Pause: When a Patient Dies Mattering Matters Put an End to Bullying and Incivility Advocate for Yourself and Others Lead From Where You Are Read more