Practical strategies for combating burnout and improving mental health while working as a nurse
Wellbeing Strategies for Nurses explores clear, straightforward, and practical techniques for cultivating resilience and positive mental health strategies in the face of a demanding clinical environment. This pocket-sized book is easy to carry during your clinical placement and offers tips, advice, and hard-won words of wisdom from student and qualified nurses to support you through a challenging, yet rewarding, career. You’ll find stress-busting tools as well as exercises intended for long-term relief of stress incorporated throughout the book.
Readers will also find:
- A thorough introduction to self-care and wellbeing for nurses, as well as discussions of stress and guided meditation practice exercises
- Comprehensive explorations of breathing, humour, and nature therapy
- Practical discussions of muscle relaxation and the importance of healthy foods and hydration
- Treatments of the sense of smell, aromatherapy, guided meditation, mindfulness, and the five senses approach to wellbeing
Perfect for pre-registration adult nursing students in their first and second years of the programme, Wellbeing Strategies for Nurses will also benefit nursing associates, health care assistants, assistant practitioners, and professionals returning to the field after a period of absence.
Table of Contents
Preface vii
Introduction ix
Acknowledgements xiii
Part 1 Occupational Ill-Health 1
1 Self-Care And Wellbeing 3
2 Stress 31
3 Sleep Well 49
Part 2 Strategies To Combat Stress 75
4 Breathing Therapy 77
5 Muscle Relaxation 91
6 Nature (Biophilia Theory) 101
7 Nutrition, Hydration, And Exercise 115
8 Colour Therapy 135
9 Aromatherapy 153
10 Sharing With Friends 167
11 Humour Therapy 179
12 Guided Meditation 193
13 Mindfulness 203
14 Visualisation (Guided Imagery) 213
15 Arts And Crafts 225
16 Stillness 247
Part 3 Guided Meditation For Groups And Individuals 255
17 Guided Meditations: Spring 257
Cool Waters 258
Rainbow 262
18 Guided Meditations: Summer 267
Tropical Paradise 268
Summer Meadows 273
19 Guided Meditations: Autumn 277
A Walk In The Forest 278
Moonlight 284
20 Guided Meditations: Winter 289
Candle Light 290
A Walk In The Snow 293
Answers To Activities 299
Appendix A: Effects Of Stress 303
Appendix B: Colouring A Rainbow 307
Appendix C: Glossary Of The Properties Of Essential Oils 309
Appendix D: Wellness Bingo 313
Index 315
