Wellbeing Strategies for Nurses
Student Survival Skills

1. Auflage Mai 2023
336 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Wellbeing Strategies for Nurses
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.
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part 1
Occupational ill-health
Chapter 1 Self-care and well-being
Chapter 2 Stress
Chapter 3 Sleep well
Part 2
Strategies to combat stress
Chapter 4 Breathing Techniques
Chapter 5 Muscle Relaxation (Progressive Muscle Relaxation - PMR)
Chapter 6 Nature (Biophilia Theory)
Chapter 7 Nutrition, Hydration and Exercise
Chapter 8 Colour Therapy (Chromotherapy)
Chapter 9 Aromatherapy
Chapter 10 Sharing with friends - The Scandinavian Approach
Chapter 11 Humour Therapy
Chapter 12 Guided Meditation
Chapter 13 Mindfulness
Chapter 14 Visualisation (Guided Imagery)
Chapter 15 Arts and Craft
Chapter 16 Stillness
Part 3
Guided Visualisation
Sessions for groups and individuals
Chapter 17 Spring
Cool Waters
Rainbow
Chapter 18 Summer
Tropical Paradise
Summer Meadows
Chapter 19 Autumn
A Walk in the Forest
Moonlight
Chapter 20 Winter
Candle light
A walk in the snow
Quiz Answers
Appendix 1 Effects of Stress
Appendix 2 Rainbow Colouring
Appendix 3 Glossary of the properties of essential
oils
Appendix 4 Wellness Bingo