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Self-Care for Nurses: Preventing Burnout and Promoting Well-Being

The Gypsy Nurse

Long hours, high patient volumes, difficult working conditions, and the emotional toll of caring for others can lead to nurse burnouta state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion. Nurse burnout not only affects job performance but also has a significant impact on personal well-being.

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Why Are Nurses Quitting?

Post University

Understanding the High Turnover Rate Among Nurses According to the article “ Nursing Shortage ,” published in the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the national average turnover rate in nursing is between 8.8% When the symptoms of burnout become too severe, nurses may feel like they have no choice but to quit.

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Interventions to Overcome Nurse Burnout

American Nurse

Nurse burnout was studied for years before COVID-19, and the pandemic brought nurse burnout to the public eye. Burnout is associated with workload and lack of support that nurses experience in critical care areas such as ICUs (Buckley et al., 2019, Forsyth et al.,

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The Shift Towards Autonomy: Nurses Leading the Charge for Flexible Scheduling

Daily Nurse

Nurses are the backbone of our nation’s healthcare system, tirelessly providing essential care to patients day and night. Yet, research suggests that many nurses are considering leaving the profession within the next two years. This type of self-scheduling is considered an ‘alternative workforce model.’

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Critical Care Association President Wants Nurses to be Heard

Nurse.com

A self-proclaimed millennial, Amanda Bettencourt , PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P, is serving a one-year term as president of the world’s largest specialty nursing organization, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Q: What are the most pressing issues for critical care nurses?

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What are You Resisting?

Diane Sieg

Heather, a nurse manager in the middle of another busy week, was feeling overwhelmed with too many projects, personnel and promises to manage. He says our biggest bias is thinking we dont have bias! Bias creates resistance to change our mindset, which is necessary to learn and grow.

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Are You a Nurse Bully?

Nurse.com

Nurse bullying, or lateral violence, is a form of workplace violence defined as non-physical, aggressive, hostile, and/or harmful behavior between coworkers. While individual acts of nurse bullying can appear relatively harmless, they create a toxic environment that takes a toll on employees’ morale and can compromise patient care.