Post University

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Impact of Stress and Burnout on Nursing Staff Nursing has always been a stressful, challenging profession, but in recent years, the healthcare landscape has evolved so quickly that it has left many nurses dealing with burnout. Offering wellness programs that promote the importance of self-care.

Work-Life Balance

Daily Nurse

MARCH 14, 2025

Whether you’re working in oncology, home care, or as a school nurse, fueling your nursing engine is integral to ensuring you’re not running on empty. So, what does it mean to fuel your nursing engine? The Literal “Engine” Your literal “nursing engine” is your body.

Self-Care

Minority Nurse

APRIL 7, 2025

Being mindful of your well-being while providing quality care to your patients is crucial for nurses who work night shifts. Working against the body’s natural circadian rhythm can further exacerbate stress levels, leading to burnout. To combat work-related stress, prioritize self-care.

Self-Care

Minority Nurse

APRIL 28, 2025

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.

Work-Life Balance

Daily Nurse

JUNE 5, 2025

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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Minority Nurse

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This can have negative side effects like physical fatigue, emotional exhaustion , and increased anxiety, making burned-out nurses feel like they’re fighting a cold. Many nurses know that burnout exists, but more may need to learn how to care for themselves when exhausted.

Mental Health

The Gypsy Nurse

MAY 8, 2025

But the thing is, you are enough, and sometimes we have to remind ourselves of that through self-talk and positive affirmations. Lets dive into how simple, encouraging words can make a big difference in how you feel, work, and care for others. And for travel nurses, affirmations can be especially meaningful. I am enough.

Travel Nursing

Minority Nurse

MAY 1, 2025

Affirmations are affirming, positive statements that can encourage and boost self-esteem in nurses. Affirmations, or mantras , can reduce stress and improve nurses’ overall moods when they face patient challenges. I will care for my patients to the best of my ability. What Affirmations Should I Use?

Self-Care

Minority Nurse

APRIL 14, 2025

Nurses strive to make the best decisions for their patients in your care, and taking care of yourself also means you get to end your shift feeling physically and mentally balanced. Staying hydrated is an essential form of self-care. Our bodies and minds need to stay sharp and focused during chaotic shifts.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 23, 2025

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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Penn Nursing

APRIL 16, 2024

Menu Button Feature Future-Proofing Healthcare How Penn Nursing’s PhD program is the key to unlocking innovative and equity-focused care and policy. Research is, after all, at the heart of the Penn Nursing doctoral degree pursuit, according to Dean Antonia M. It could be taking care of patients. Villarruel.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Nursing is one of the most rewarding yet emotionally demanding professions. Nurses are on the front lines of patient care, often providing comfort during some of the most critical moments of people’s lives. This is particularly true for nurses who witness critical injuries, death, or abuse regularly.

Mental Health

Minority Nurse

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many nurses pick nursing as a satisfying line of work that suits them, yet find that stress is a common factor in the field. Providing emotional labor to others doesn’t have to include burnout. Nursing is a field that requires a lot of energy, and that’s not going to change.

Self-Care

Daily Nurse

MAY 21, 2025

In the fast-paced, high-stakes world of critical care, nurses are the calm in the chaosand no one understands that better than Dr. Dina Hewett. On Episode 514 of The Nurse Keith Show, host Keith Carlson sits down with Dr. Hewett , Ph.D., 514) first appeared on Daily Nurse. Hewett , Ph.D., Listen to the podcast here.

Self-Care

Minority Nurse

APRIL 17, 2025

Nurses dedicate their lives to caring for others, but the demands of the profession can significantly affect their mental health. Long shifts, emotional fatigue, and high-stakes decision-making contribute to burnout , affecting job performance and personal well-being.

Mental Health

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Clinical nurses work in an environment that is high-stress by nature—making decisions that can impact patients’ lives— and need to take extra care to avoid the mental and physical condition known as nursing burnout. What Is Nurse Burnout? 1 What is the Number One Cause of Nurse Burnout?

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Diane Sieg

APRIL 16, 2025

The AONL Conference in Boston last month was great for connecting with like-minded colleagues and gaining inspiration from thought leaders like Adam Grant, author of Think Again, The Power of Knowing what You Dont Know. He says our biggest bias is thinking we dont have bias!

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 26, 2025

Nursing can be tough, and the healthcare industry can chew you up and spit you out faster than you can say, “emotional bankruptcy.” Do what you need to do to take care of yourself and ensure that your emotional savings account remains robustly in the black. You’ll be happier and healthier for your efforts.

Work-Life Balance

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JUNE 2, 2025

2 With global health challenges on the rise, healthcare systems require more skilled and qualified telemetry nurses who can become certified in this specialty. 1 With heart disease still the leading cause of death in the United States, telemetry nursing units are essential for cardiac patient care.

Nurse Practitioner

Minority Nurse

JUNE 26, 2025

Becoming a nurse is an admirable goal filled with uncertainty, and there are naturally many questions: Will there be jobs when I graduate? Will I actually like nursing? Even as self-doubt creeps in, many still take the plunge for various personal reasons. Will I burn out, be eaten alive, or kill a patient along the way?

Preceptors

Daily Nurse

JULY 29, 2025

Working long hours, managing emotional highs and lows, and caring for others with compassion. Whether you’re working nights, rotating shifts, or adjusting to life on the road as a travel nurse, finding time to care for yourself can feel nearly impossible. You care for others every day. Cost: $65-$100. Rating: 4.8/5

Mental Health

Minority Nurse

JUNE 5, 2025

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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The Gypsy Nurse

MARCH 25, 2025

tirelessly caring for patients across the country, supporting facilities in need. This important work can often be exhausting and thankless, leading to potential burnout. One way that you can avoid burnout is to take time away from work to relax and recharge, focusing on yourself and your relationships.

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FreshRN

APRIL 24, 2025

Discover how to process tough nursing shifts without getting stuck in a cycle of frustration. Learn the key difference between healthy venting and harmful rumination. The post Venting vs Ruminating: How to Know When You’re Helping Yourself—or Hurting appeared first on FRESHRN.

Self-Care

Minority Nurse

MAY 15, 2025

It’s been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic, but nurses still feel the aftermath of compassion fatigue from the healthcare crisis years later. Many nurses were frontline workers during the height of the pandemic and faced most of the stress of caring for infected patients amid staff shortages and the risk of getting infected.

Self-Care

Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Countless factors contribute to nurse burnout, from a busy schedule to difficult patients and demanding daily tasks. It’s growing rapidly in the healthcare industry, and while it offers efficiency and innovation, it can also contribute to increased stress and fatigue among nursing professionals. Self-care isn’t selfish.

Nursing Burnout

Amercan Journal of Nursing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Photo by Javardh on Unsplash A couple months ago, I shared my experience with burnout and lessons learned from it. This healing journey wasn’t just about a newfound appreciation for “self-care.” Why do I feel that I’m not good enough/smart enough/skilled enough to take care of my patients? Why am I afraid to fail?

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Empowered Nurses

JULY 13, 2023

Nurses are the unsung heroes, tirelessly tending to the needs of others, often at the expense of their own well-being. However, it’s crucial to recognize that self-care is not only vital but also a powerful tool in combating nurse burnout—a pervasive issue that affects the very essence of our profession.

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Diversity Nursing

JANUARY 30, 2023

Nurse burnout is not a new concept. Nurses have been experiencing burnout for decades. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic, more Nurses than ever are experiencing burnout, making it a hot topic in the Nursing community. Nurses cannot pour from an empty cup.

Nursing Burnout

The Gypsy Nurse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Self-care.” And if you’re a travel nurse, you should be practicing self-care for travel nurses. Learn why self-care is so important, especially for travel nurses, and quick ways you can implement self-care today. Jogan Health provided this article.

Self-Care

The Gypsy Nurse

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Defined as the “physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress,” many elements of nursing are responsible: long hours, emotional exhaustion, trauma, and many say Covid. However, nursing burnout has been a factor long before Covid. Burnout is growing, yet the nurse still perceives the symptoms as normal.

Nursing Burnout

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

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.,

Nursing Burnout

Nurse.com

APRIL 20, 2023

Most nurses, like me, are called to this profession to help others by providing empathetic and compassionate care. But to do this, we must prioritize self-care to protect our ability to function in high-stress, high-pressure situations. Often, they give patients more grace than they offer themselves.

Self-Care

Minority Nurse

JULY 25, 2024

Having to manage their disabilities while dealing with the fast-paced demands of nursing may make them more vulnerable to burnout or even lead them to leave the nursing profession altogether. So, what are some ways nurses with disabilities can practice self-care to prevent burnout?

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Amercan Journal of Nursing

MAY 28, 2024

(Also see editor-in-chief Carl Kirton’s editorial, “A Paradigm Shift in Obesity Care.” ” ) “Nursing Care for Patients After Urostomy Surgery” details pre- and postoperative interventions for nurses who encounter patients undergoing urostomy surgery.

Nursing Burnout

The Gypsy Nurse

MARCH 11, 2023

This not only affects our physical health but hinders our emotional well-being, which is vital for all professions requiring compassionate care. In order to achieve harmony in both worlds, it’s essential to establish strategies that will create a healthy work-life balance for nurses.

Work-Life Balance

Daily Nurse

JANUARY 8, 2024

In turn, you’ll prevent career stagnation — a key driver of nurse burnout. It’s unfortunately not uncommon for nurses to feel stuck in their careers at some point, whether that’s because the work’s no longer challenging or you’re looking for a greater degree of professional autonomy.

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