The term resilience often gets a bad rap, but the ability to take care of yourself during stressors remains key to creating a work environment where you can thrive. 
Grounded in research and rich in expertise gleaned from fellow nurses and other practitioners across the healthcare spectrum, Self Care for Nurses: Small Doses for Wellness offers proven self-care strategies that can positively transform your relationship with work. The authors filled this book with practical exercises that will fit easily into your lifestyle and might just keep you from the brink of burnout. 
Includes: Over two-dozen science-based wellness practices that tend to your mind and body Bite-sized exercises that apply the latest in self-care research Relatable stories and helpful guidance from nurses and wellness experts that offer inspiration, camaraderie, and support for your challenging-yet-rewarding work as a nurse 
Authentic self-care practice is best for you, for your patients, and for your colleagues. Integrating these purposefully simple and easy-to-adopt strategies into your life can help you flourish in good times and grow in difficult ones. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Small Doses for Your Happiness and Health 
It’s Not What You Think 
Burnout: Sound Familiar? 
Rewire Your Brain for Resilience 
What’s Your Mindset? 
Be a Flashlight 
Pay Attention 
Cultivate Your Appreciative Practices 
Tend Your Emotional Garden 
Choose Joy and Positivity 
Reframe 
Exercise Gratitude 
Change Your Question, Change Your Mind 
Use Your Vision to Change Your Fate 
Go to Your Safe and Happy Place 
Cultivate Your Wisdom 
Rest 
Nourish Your Body and Hydrate 
Evaluate Your Alcohol Consumption 
Breathe Deeply 
Move Your Body 
Integrate a Life That Works With a Life That Counts 
Make It a Good Place to Work 
Take Care of Each Other 
The Pause: When a Patient Dies 
Mattering Matters 
Put an End to Bullying and Incivility 
Advocate for Yourself and Others 
Lead From Where You Are

Self Care for Nurses: Small Doses for Wellness

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Dorrie K. Fontaine

Natalie B. May

Tim Cunningham

Exercise & Fitness

Sigma Theta Tau International

Self Care for Nurses

Nursing Knowledge International

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