Wellness for Nurses

As a healthcare professional, you’re used to performing the duties of caregiver and going to great lengths to meet the role’s many demands. So when the tables are turned and you’re the one in need of some help, there may be little natural impetus to put your own self-care front and center. But the topic of wellness in nursing can’t be overlooked. The articles in this section will address support for nurses and healthcare professionals, as well as what you can do to take care of yourself.

Nurse wellbeing is a major component of a successful healthcare system. Without you, the nursing professional, there is no healthcare system to speak of. But the conditions of the job — long hours, high-pressure environment, limited available resources — can leave you overworked. And when you’re put in that position, it’s difficult to excel in your job, which leads to feelings of frustration and discouragement.

This is no surprise to anyone familiar with the modern healthcare landscape, but a system-wide fix has yet to be implemented. However, there are ways to champion wellness for nurses.

Finding a Path to Wellness

Much coverage has been dedicated to burnout in the profession, especially during the peak years of COVID-19, but the issue persists in the pandemic’s aftermath. While there are many elements of the job that are out of your control, there are methods to effectively alleviate some of burnout’s more common symptoms. We put a particular emphasis on uncovering self-care strategies that you can take advantage of, such as wellness activities for nurses and wellness programs for healthcare workers.

We also take a look at violence and bullying, and what can be done to address both troubling realities facing today’s first line of defense. Know that you are not alone; there are a number of resources that offer support for nurses and other direct caregivers.

Your responsibilities as a nursing professional are, by their very nature, emotionally draining — that’s in addition to the physical and mental exhaustion that can wear you down. Again, you’re used to projecting your caregiving onto other people, not yourself, so compassion fatigue is a real risk in the nursing profession. We’ll show you how to recognize the signs and what you can do to recover.

At IntelyCare, we make wellness a priority. If you need to restore the nurse-life balance in your life, check out the articles in this section as a first step.