Overcoming Secondary Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice: A Guide to Professional Resilience and Personal Well-Being

The mental and physical health of caregivers impacts more than just that individual worker. Medical and nursing professionals working in today's health care settings must be prepared to offer support in dangerous times despite staffing shortages, financial pressures, and complex legal requirements. This book will enrich the reader's insights and strategies with respect to secondary stress leading to enhanced resilience of mind, body, and spirit.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 21 April 2021
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

The well-being of caregivers extends far beyond their own physical and mental health, impacting the health of their patients, families, communities, politics, and international relations. In the face of staffing shortages, financial pressures, and complex legal requirements, medical and nursing professionals working in today's healthcare settings must be prepared to offer support during challenging times. The nature of this work exposes these professionals to physical and emotional risks, including secondary stress, trauma, burnout, and other emotional impacts.

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the urgency of addressing secondary stress among caregivers. Times of adversity and change put healthcare professionals' self-care insights, strategies, and reserves to the test. New learnings and ways of navigating difficult professional practice situations and life in general can become permanent fixtures in our self-care arsenal.

This book aims to enrich the reader's understanding and strategies related to secondary stress, leading to enhanced resilience of mind, body, and spirit. Drawing on content from the first edition and information from classic literature and research findings on the phenomenon of secondary stress experienced by nurses, physicians, and physician assistants, this second edition highlights the importance of interprofessional communication and support in mitigating the stressors of clinical work.

Educators and front-line clinicians have come to recognize that recognizing and managing secondary stress and burnout is crucial for fostering high functioning and compassionate healthcare. By promoting self-care practices and fostering a culture of support, caregivers can better care for their patients and themselves, leading to improved outcomes and a healthier healthcare system.

Weight: 266g
Dimension: 140 x 209 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780197547243
Edition number: 2 Revised edition