Self-Care Fundamentals for Nurses

Course overview

This learning activity addresses the critical challenge of nursing self-care by exploring compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress in healthcare settings. Nurses will learn to distinguish between these conditions, recognize their symptoms and impact on patient care, and implement evidence-based self-care strategies including mindfulness techniques, self-compassion practices, and personalized wellness planning. The content emphasizes that self-care is a professional imperative essential for maintaining quality patient care, providing practical tools for building resilience while addressing both individual strategies and organizational support systems.