Self-Care for New and Student Nurses, Second Edition

“The authors have created a brilliant, reader-centric, practical, powerful, and evidence-based guide designed for new and student nurses, yet effective for preceptors and faculty alike. Imagine a resource so engaging and effective you turn to it time and time again to inform and support your whole-person well-being.”

–Teri Pipe, PhD, RN

Richard E. Sinaiko Professor in Health Care Leadership

School of Nursing

Core Faculty, Center for Healthy Minds

Distinguished Fellow, National Academies of Practice

University of Wisconsin-Madison

 “This extraordinary book will be the voice in the ear of every young nurse who reads it throughout their career, sustaining them through the hard times and providing what it takes to be the skillful, compassionate nurses they dreamed of being.”

–Bonnie Barnes, FAAN

Doctor of Humane Letters (h.c)

Co-founder, The DAISY Foundation

“This is an astonishingly rich and relevant text that truly should be required in every nursing program. If widely adopted, this text has the potential to transform the profession.”

–Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN

Director, Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing

Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing

As a nursing student, you’re taught to expect a variety of challenges while caring for your patients and juggling competing priorities as you begin your career. And, though you may know better, your personal well-being can become the last thing you consider in your hectic student or new-nurse life.

This second edition of Self-Care for New and Student Nurses equips you to confidently face stressors now and in the future. No matter where you are in your nursing career, this book offers you multiple strategies to prioritize your own mental, physical, and emotional health. Authors Dorrie K. Fontaine, Tim Cunningham, and Natalie May showcase a group of strong contributors whose valuable tips and exercises will help you:

·       Find joy and a sense of mattering at work

·       Manage anxiety, loneliness, and depression

·       Address imposter syndrome, practice self-compassion, and thrive during clinicals

·       Cope and seek help with racial tensions, substance abuse, suicide risks, and other traumas

·       Spot the stressors that lead to burnout

·       Prioritize sleep, exercise, and nutrition

·       Build a toolkit of self-care techniques, including in-the-moment practices for an ideal workday

·       Develop a resilient mindset

·       Establish boundaries

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1: Fundamentals

              Chapter 1: The Fundamentals of Stress, Burnout, and Self-Care

              Chapter 2: The Fundamentals of Resilience, Growth, and Wisdom

              Chapter 3: Developing a Resilient Mindset Using Appreciative Practices

Section II: The Mind of a Nurse

              Chapter 4: Self-Care, Communal Care, and Resilience Among Underrepresented Minoritized Nursing Professionals and Students

              Chapter 5: Self-Care for LGBTQIA+ Nursing Students

              Chapter 6: Racial Trauma and Healing

              Chapter 7: Narrative Practices

              Chapter 8: Self-Care and Systemic Change: What You Need to Know

              Chapter 9: Strengths-Based Self-Care: Good Enough, Strong Enough, Wise Enough

Section III: The Body and Spirit of a Nurse

              Chapter 10: Reclaiming, Recalling, and Remembering: Spirituality and Self-Care

              Chapter 11: Sleep, Exercise, and Nutrition: Self-Care the Kaizen Way

              Chapter 12: Reflections on Self-Care and Your Clinical Practice

Section IV: The Transition to Nursing Practice

              Chapter 13: Supportive Professional Relationships: Nurse Residency Programs, Preceptors, and Mentors

              Chapter 14: Healthy Work Environment: How to Choose One for Your First Job

              Chapter 15: Self-Care for Humanitarian Aid Workers

Section V: The Heart of a Nurse

              Chapter 16: Mattering: Creating a Rich Work Life

              Chapter 17: Integrating a Life That Works With a Life That Counts

              Chapter 18: Providing Compassionate Care and Addressing Unmet Social Needs Can Reduce Your Burnout

              Chapter 19: Showing Up With Grit and Grace: How to Lead Under Pressure as a Nurse Clinician and Leader

              Chapter 20: Coaching Yourself When Things Are Hard