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How Nurses Can Protect Their Mental Health: Smart Self-Care Strategies to Prevent Burnout

Minority Nurse

Burnout is more than just fatigue—it’s an emotional collapse that comes from chronic stress and the weight of constant caregiving. Nurses must take deliberate steps toward self-care, not as a luxury but as a necessity for staying grounded and effective.

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AI Lightens Nurses’ Workloads, Restoring Work-Life Balance

Daily Nurse

The revamped self-care provision in the 2025 American Nurses Association Code of Ethics is one of many measures addressing burnout among our nurse workforce. From policy proposals to workforce investments, healthcare leaders are tackling nurses daily challenges, like fatigue and exhaustion, head-on.

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Beyond the Bedside: Building Financial and Emotional Security as a Minority Home Health Nurse

Minority Nurse

Recovering from burnout begins when you recognize the signs early, carve out space to reset, and take intentional steps to care for yourself. Finding Emotional Balance in a Demanding Role Setting boundaries and creating support systems are foundational for maintaining emotional balance in-home care.

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It’s Not You: How to Cope with Microaggressions in the Workplace

Minority Nurse

There are ways that you can cope with these attacks when they arise at work, including how to respond when you’re the one feeling insulted and how to take care of yourself after the incident happens. Microaggressions in Healthcare Microaggressions have existed in all types of workplaces, including nursing.

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Words — Your Nursing Career Barometer

Minority Nurse

Bad Stuff Happens We all have bad days, and we also need to be careful of using negative language that can paint us into corners filled with bad feelings and negativity , which can contribute to burnout. What words do you use when referring to your nursing career and your work in healthcare? Or are you stuck in a defeatist loop?

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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.

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Nursing professional development at night

American Nurse

An innovative approach to help new graduate nurses transition into practice Takeaways: As the nursing shortage continues, more new nursing graduates will take jobs in specialty areas such as critical care. Nursing graduates face many stressors and must be supported during their transition into practice.