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There is a Mental Health Crisis in Nursing

The Nursing Site

since 2019. The academic rigors and pressure on students to care for sicker patients with more acute and chronic illness under the eye of their professors, creates a highly stressful environment. COVID and the lockdown in 2019 and 2020 exacerbated mental health issues for nurses with increased anxiety and depression.

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Self-care within hospice and palliative care nursing

American Nurse

A literature review identifies opportunities to support nurses working in these care settings. Establishing goals of care and providing education regarding hospice and palliative care philosophies can better prepare patients and families for the inevitable struggles at the end of life. What does the literature say?

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16 Benefits of Online Learning for Flexible Study

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

2 Studying from home or engaging in a blended learning model can give you more time to focus on self-care. Whether through self-reflection , meditation or yoga, self-care is one of many online learning benefits that can help boost your confidence and emotional intelligence. ManpowerGroup. Levitz, Ruffalo Noel.

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Nursing Burnout: What It Is and How to Prevent It?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Clinical nurses work in an environment that is high-stress by nature—making decisions that can impact patients’ lives— and need to take extra care to avoid the mental and physical condition known as nursing burnout. For institutions, a decrease in the quality of patient care can affect their reputation and bottom line.

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5 Ways To Reduce Nurse Compassion Fatigue

Nurse.com

Understanding the effects of this condition and finding ways to combat them can improve your overall well-being and help you provide compassionate care. As a nurse, you provide care with empathy and sensitivity, and compassion fatigue may cause you to feel disconnected from the compassion you usually have. Self-regulation.

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Meet the Author of Fast Facts for Patient Safety in Nursing

Daily Nurse

They must commit to lifelong learning, self-care, and patient advocacy. Engaging in self-care and truly being present with the patient is vitally important. Patients and families need to take an active role in their care plan, as studies show that when patients are engaged, there are better outcomes.

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Self-acupressure to reduce stress and fatigue

American Nurse

In-the-moment self-care brings calming and energizing effects. Self-acupressure offers a convenient, discrete, no-cost, evidence-based method to manage stress and fatigue. Self-acupressure can be added to the nurse’s self-care toolbox. You can use Stomach 36 multiple times a day. American Nurse Journal.