Self-Care for New and Student Nurses, Second Edition

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. 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

About the Author

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.