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Contributed Content: How Nurses Can Practice Self-Care

Health Leaders | Nursing

Prioritizing self-care is crucial for maintaining well-being and can help reduce compassion fatigue and lower stress levels, says this nurse educator. As a nurse educator, I teach students about wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention for their patients. Need help figuring out where to start or what to try?

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10 Strategic Steps to Eradicating Racism in Nursing Education

Daily Nurse

Workforce composition, the development of future educators and administrators, student success, and the overall health and well-being of society are at risk when racism in nursing education persists. The impact of racism in nursing education is multifaceted, affecting both individuals and the broader institutional culture.

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

Minority Nurse

Nurses must take deliberate steps toward self-care, not as a luxury but as a necessity for staying grounded and effective. When you decline a request that exceeds your bandwidth, you create space for quality care, both for patients and for yourself. Self-care isn’t selfish—it’s the oxygen mask you need to keep going.

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Nurses need care too – how curbing self-sacrifice can prevent burnouts

Nursing Review

Culture of self-sacrifice I interviewed nurses in the Netherlands about their workplace experiences including burnout for my research. And I found that one of the main reasons nurses leave is because of the professions culture of self-sacrifice. Nursing education must teach self-care and boundary setting as essential skills.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A New Era in School Nursing, the 2025 Version

The Relentless School Nurse

We are praised for our ability to navigate emergencies, manage complex health needs, and act as anchors of calm in a storm of educational demands, student health crises, and systemic inequities. This myth perpetuates the notion that school nurses are unshakable, self-sufficient, and immune to caregiving’s emotional and physical toll.

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Nurse Educator vs. Nursing Education: Understanding the Key Differences

Registered Nursing

The nursing profession offers numerous pathways for career advancement, but two commonly confused areas are “nurse educator” as a career role and “nursing education” as a field of study. Nurse educators wear multiple hats in their professional roles.

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Physical Therapist Skills: 12 Qualities to Career Success

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Be Compassionate To work in patient care, you need compassion, as patients might feel anxious about their treatment. Successful physical therapists care about the well-being of their patients. A patient who understands their care plan is more likely to succeed. The University of St.