Coping with Caring: A Nurse's Guide to Better Health and Job Satisfaction

ISBN-13: 9781138338937 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 114 str.

Meredith Mealer

Opis

This book provides the nurse, and the administrators who manage them, with an overview of the psychological disorders that are prevalent in their profession, first-person narratives from nurses and detailed descriptions of promising coping strategies that can be used to mitigate symptoms of distress.

Spis treści

Preface. About the Author. I. Psychological Distress in Nursing. II. Triggers and Narratives. III. Resilience. IV. Mindfulness Practices. V. Writing for Wellness. References.

O autorze

Meredith Mealer RN PhD is an Assistant Professor (will probably change to Associate Professor by the time of publication) in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and faculty in the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the Denver VA Medical Center. She has conducted research for the past 15 years on the psychological distress experienced by nurses because of the work environment and building resilience as an intervention to mitigate distress. She has been an invited lecturer and keynote speaker at multiple national and international meetings, working closely with the American Nurses Association (ANA), American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC).