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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. But what many nurses fail to do is take care of themselves.

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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. Preventing burnout and prioritizing self-care is essential for maintaining both health and happiness throughout a nursing career.

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Nursing Leadership in the First State

American Nurse

Nurse leadership plays a critical role in driving healthcare innovations and improving health outcomes. This article explores the significant contributions of nurse leaders in Delaware in leading healthcare innovations and enhancing health outcomes. As noted by Fernandez et al. As noted by Fernandez et al.

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Mastering the Balance: Tips for Nurses Managing Work and School While Pursuing an Advanced Degree

Minority Nurse

Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Clinical Nurse Specialist Nursing Leadership Nurse Educator Clinical Nurse Midwife Working towards an advanced nursing degree is incredibly rewarding but can also be challenging. Finding time for self-care Find time for yourself, as this will help prevent burnout.

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A Time to Look Out for YOUR Own Safety

Nurses Advocates

What has been alarming is the reaction from the public that the killing was based on how healthcare insurance companies are using cost-cutting methods to deny care to people to increase profits for the C-Suite and shareholders. Insurance companies’ mandates appear to put profit before safe patient care.

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How CNOs Can Make the Financial Case for Nurse Wellbeing

Health Leaders | Nursing

Prioritizing wellbeing requires leadership and individual commitment, says this nurse well-being thought leader. For CNOs, well-being programs and initiatives can focus on employee mental health, physical wellness, finding solutions to combat burnout, and creating healthy work environments.

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Guide for Nurses Deciding Whether to Leave Their Jobs

Empowered Nurses

Leadership: Do you feel unsupported or undervalued by management? For example, chronic understaffing might improve if leadership hires more staff, but a toxic workplace culture might be deeply ingrained and unlikely to change. Could a conversation with leadership or HR address some of your concerns?