"Nursing Burnout" is a term we hear often. Anyone can
suffer from burnout--feeling seriously stressed and unable to cope.
But burnout can be avoided when you learn about its causes and symptoms, how to recognize the problem, and ways
that you can change your environment to reduce stressful situations.
We can never totally eliminate stress but we can learn how to manage it and how to use it to help us.
Managing stress and preventing job burnout consists of finding the optimal level of stress which will individually motivate but not overwhelm each of us. This section provides stress-management information and resources to help nurses and caregivers deal with job-related stress.
Resilient
Practitioner-Burnout Prevention and Self-Care
Strategies
for Counselors, Therapists, Teachers, and Health
Professionals.
Burnout
to Balance: EMS Stress-"If you are employed in
the
healthcare field this book is for you. If you work in the
EMS field,
it should be required reading!!
Selected
Sites & Resources
This
list of resources is highly selective and does not include every
web site related to these topics. If you would like to add a
resource click here.
All
In Jest-Nursing Humor-Laughter is the best medicine!
Anger and Stress Management Solutions-Anger and Stress Management Classes in Southern California. For Workplace, Adults, Couples, Families, and Adolescents. Fast-Track Classes for busy people. Free newsletter "Taming The Anger Bee."
Burnout Solutions- Specializing in working internationally, with health professionals & others who are heading for burnout & want to avoid
it, the website offers telephone coaching programs, DIY recovery
program, information & extensive helpful resources.
Caregiver
Burnout- Learn your potential for caregiver burnout
and develop a plan of action to help you avoid the
frustration, depression, and despair that comes with losing that capacity to care.
Channel 1 Records- Unique and effective music for stress management, burnout, anxiety, relaxation, music therapy and therapeutic ambience.
Dealing With Workplace Stress-Your
unit is understaffed & there's
simply more work load than you can manage- or is there?
Some
practical advise & tips about how to lessen stress
& relieve the
pressure at work.
Exercise as a Stress Management
Modality-When asked how they cope
with stress a large percentage of people indicate that
they use exercise
as their primary coping resource. Article explains
how an activity that is
physiologically almost identical to the physiological
response of psychological stress is helpful as a coping
technique.
Fast Facts About Job Stress-Are
you a nurse manager? Do you notice
your staff appears stressed? Better take time to try to
reduce their
stress. Read these fast facts about workplace stress.
Fully Alive From 9 to 5-Creating
Work Environments That Invite Health, Humor, Compassion
and Truth.
Gift
From Within-An international private, non-profit
organization
dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD),
those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized
individuals
How to leverage your training as a nurse into a new career-Nurses who want to change their careers have many opportunities. Your skills as a bedside nurse are transferable to many professions—both inside and outside of healthcare. This article gives you the lowdown to change.
How To Stay Stressed-(humor)-YOU
ALL WANT TO STAY STRESSED!
The following provides you with a few reasons why.
How to Talk to Someone About a
Difficult Topic-Do you need to talk
to a friend, a co-worker, or your spouse about a difficult
subject? Is it causing you a lot of stress and anxiety?
You are not alone. This article provides real solutions.
Humor: The Missing Link In The
Chain Of Command- For many of us,
work has become a place where things aren't very funny.
Often, the
first thing to go is the very thing that helps us go the
distance: humor! What is it about humor that makes life
easier to live? This article will
help you restore humor to the workplace.
Humor In The Workplace-Humor
is a good management tool if used
appropriately. This easy to read article can help nurse
managers
discover how to reduce workplace stress & create a
positive
environment despite stressful unit demands.
Job
Satisfaction-Why your job isn't a bowl of cherries.
GRUMPY
CLINICIANS at the bedside can translate into high
turnover,
unhappy patients, and lower quality of care. But the
solution may
lie less in pay and perks than in redefining the control
and influence
that nurses and other clinicians wield in their daily
work...
Job
Stress Symptoms-Quite often job stress can cause
physical symptoms
which many people don't realize as work related...
Just a Nurse? No such thing- How many times have you said “I’m just a nurse” or “I’m only an RN / LPN.” When I hear someone say this I’m always tempted to say, “As opposed to what?"...
(Wonderful Article)....
Low Stress Nursing Leadership- eBook which Discusses team building, leadership and management styles, types of workers and suggested approaches, effective communication, stress relief practices, strategies, and more. [PDF Format]
Nurses
and Burnout-What you can do to prevent it. Do you
remember
why you became a nurse? If you think you’re too busy to
slow down
to contemplate an answer, that may be all the more reason
to make the time.
Overcoming Seductive Sadness-Unhappy moods can be like comfortable sweaters, those old ones: familiar, worn and with the right kind of smell. Learn how to change yours by reading this article.
Pamper
Yourself For Better Health- You can't provide care for
others if you're all worn down from stress yourself so
read this helpful article about how to take care of
yourself first so you can be an effective caregiver.
Preventing
Suicide-How to spot the warning signs, how to cope
after the suicide of someone you knew, and how to heal.
Also- books dealing with suicide assessment &
intervention, psychiatric care planning, and the Clinical
and Legal Standards of Care for suicidal patients.
Professional
Life Stress Scale-A self test that helps you clarify
some of your thinking about your own life and determine
what your stress level is.
Signs of a healthy work
environment-How do you know if your organization
provides a safe, healthy environment for employees?
Well, there are some signs to look for...
Stress
and suicide in EMS- Informative page dealing PTSD in
the EMS setting. Just as valid for nurses in critical
care, ER and other high stress departments to read.
StressGroup-A comprehensive resource site for self-help and counseling advice. Help for stress, anxiety, depression, anger management, relationship counseling, and more. Great articles to help you help yourself to feel better.
Stressing
Positive Thinking-Could the cure for relieving
stress really be a simple as looking on the bright side?
Practical tips for coping with stress.
Take
A Stress Test-These online tests will identify
symptoms that could be stress-related in five areas of
human experience: physical, mental, emotional, social
and spiritual.
"The Answer to Burnout —
Take Action"-RNs are deciding that their life's
work can and should be satisfying, profitable and fun.
Read this article to find out how you can make changes
too.
The Best Medicine-We've all
heard the saying "Laughter is the best
medicine," but now it's scientifically proven!
Thinning
Ranks-Challenges loom as the nursing corps grows
older including increased stress & risk of injury.
Touched
by a Nurse: Special Moments That Transform Lives- A
collection of previously unpublished vignettes
expressing the spirit and essence of nursing. For
nurses, students, and the general reader. These stories
lift the spirit and inspire.
What Is Stress?-learn how to
handle stress in your life and avoid becoming
over-stressed.
Who Is Your Best Friend?-
Probably the most neglected friend you have is you. And yet every man, before he can be a true friend to the world, must first become a friend to himself...
Women and Workplace Stress-It’s More than the Job! Stress in the workplace has become a occupational health and safety risk worldwide. This article suggests some ways that women can manage and reduce workplace stress.
Stress & Nursing Burnout Management
Probably the most neglected friend you have is you. And yet every man, before he can be a true friend to the world, must first become a friend to himself...