Self-Care for New and Student Nurses, Second Edition

Dorrie K Fontaine, Tim Cunningham, Natalie May

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Nursing Knowledge International
29 August 2024

Nursing fundamentals & skills; Nurse patient relationship

As a nursing student, you're taught to expect a variety of challenges while caring for your patients and juggling competing priorities as you begin your career. And, though you may know better, your personal well-being can become the last thing you consider in your hectic student or new-nurse life. There is no better opportunity to explore and develop self-care practices than during your years as a student nurse.

This second edition of Self-Care for New and Student Nurses equips you to confidently face stressors now and in the future. No matter where you are in your nursing career, this book offers you multiple strategies to prioritize your own mental, physical, and emotional health. Authors Dorrie K. Fontaine, Tim Cunningham, and Natalie May showcase a group of strong contributors whose valuable tips and exercises will help you:

Find joy and a sense of mattering at work Manage anxiety, loneliness, and depression Address imposter syndrome, practice self-compassion, and thrive during clinicals Cope and seek help with racial tensions, substance abuse, suicide risks, and other traumas Spot the stressors that lead to burnout Prioritize sleep, exercise, and nutrition Build a toolkit of self-care techniques, including in-the-moment practices for an ideal workday Develop a resilient mindset Establish boundaries

We hope that this book opens your mind to the value of self-care and its power to change the way you work, interact with others, and respond to adversity. This is such an exciting time. You are ""meeting yourself"" during these years of training and preparation for your nursing practice. You are a nurse. Our wish for you: Care for yourself fiercely.

By: Dorrie K Fontaine, Tim Cunningham, Natalie May
Imprint: Nursing Knowledge International
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 821g
ISBN: 9781646481705
ISBN 10: 1646481704
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 29 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dorrie K. Fontaine, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Dean Emerita at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Nursing and founder of UVA's Compassionate Care Initiative, which has grown to be a guiding force in transforming the culture of the school with a focus on fostering human flourishing and resilience for students, faculty, and staff. Tim Cunningham, DrPH, MSN, RN, FAAN, is an international keynote speaker and well-being consultant. He is the former Vice President of Practice and Innovation at Emory Healthcare, where he also held a joint appointment as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. Natalie May, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Research at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Nursing. She is a founding member of the UVA Center for Appreciative Practice, where she develops and teaches Appreciative Inquiry projects and workshops.

Reviews for Self-Care for New and Student Nurses, Second Edition

""The authors have created a brilliant, reader-centric, practical, powerful, and evidence-based guide designed for new and student nurses, yet effective for preceptors and faculty alike. Imagine a resource so engaging and effective you turn to it time and time again to inform and support your whole-person well-being."" -Teri Pipe, PhD, RN Richard E. Sinaiko Professor in Health Care Leadership School of Nursing Core Faculty, Center for Healthy Minds Distinguished Fellow, National Academies of Practice University of Wisconsin-Madison ""This extraordinary book will be the voice in the ear of every young nurse who reads it throughout their career, sustaining them through the hard times and providing what it takes to be the skillful, compassionate nurses they dreamed of being."" -Bonnie Barnes, FAAN Doctor of Humane Letters (h.c) Co-founder, The DAISY Foundation ""This is an astonishingly rich and relevant text that truly should be required in every nursing program. If widely adopted, this text has the potential to transform the profession."" -Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN Director, Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing Professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing