This month we are celebrating YOU - the heart of future healthcare. Your role is constantly evolving and moving toward helping shape more inclusive, connected care for every community and every patient. Elsevier Health recognizes you and your vital role!
We’ve curated a list of resources to help you live your best life while putting patient care at the forefront of everything you do in and out of the workplace. From self-care and well-being to shaping how health systems engage with the community, we have the resources to guide you.
Self-care & Well-being
Ever heard the phrase “You can’t pour from an empty cup”? This phrase couldn’t be more accurate for you and your nursing colleagues across the globe. You are constantly putting the health and well-being of all your patients first. Make sure to take the time to prioritize yourself as well. Below are resources on how to mitigate burnout for yourself and your staff.
Professional Development
Your role is constantly evolving. Your interactions guide fundamental change in the field. Better understand how to facilitate change and make your mark in the profession and the world. A curated list of newly released development resources specifically for nurses is below.
Community Engagement
Community engagement in nursing is vital to ensure better health outcomes, promote preventive care and reduce hospital visits - all of which assist in reducing costs and overwhelming health systems. Below are a few resources to better understand community engagement in nursing.
We asked Joleen McKee, author of "So you've registered, what now?", to share some key pieces of advice for newly registered nurses.
Her thoughts are below.
- Ask questions
There is no such thing as a stupid question, and you can be certain someone has asked the same question many times before. - Don’t be afraid to ask for help
If you are struggling, whether that be in understanding something, feeling overwhelmed with your caseload or just feel like you can’t do it- always tell someone and ask for help. Be your own advocate and speak up. - Never work outside your skill level or competencies
This is where mistakes happen. If you are ever asked to do something you aren’t familiar with or don’t have the skills/knowledge for, then stand up for yourself and your patient and say no, but could you show me so I can learn?
- Remember learning doesn’t end when you become a nurse
Keep learning in and outside of work, give yourself homework at the start to learn more about your chosen area of work. - The standard you walk past is the standard you accept
Never accept bad care, never stay quiet, always speak up. It is your duty as a nurse to protect the public, but also remember about protecting your colleagues if they are in crisis too. - Be a team player
Don’t get so focused on your own area that you fail to recognise when your colleagues are in difficulty. Always offer help and assistance if you can, you might need them to help you one day.
- Enjoy this time
Take time to enjoy starting your new job and your new career. Enjoy being new and looking at things with fresh eyes and a fresh perspective. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself that you crumble under the weight of it. - Don’t ever forget how it felt to be a student or a newly registered nurse
It’s really tough- remember this years from now when you are frustrated with your student or newly registered nurse asking you the same question multiple times.
