Category: Stress

How to Survive your Nursing or Midwifery Course

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Gribben M,McLellan S and McGirr D
Pages: 296p.
Format: PDF
Publisher: Sage, (23 Feb. 2017)
eISBN-13: 978-1473969230

Nursing and midwifery are inspiring and amazing professions – but as you face the realities of juggling work, study and life, you may now be thinking ‘what did I let myself in for’?
This book is designed to help anyone who is struggling and needs a little (or a lot of) guidance. It’s packed with useful information and practical exercises to help nursing and midwifery students cope with all the major sources of stress  – including:

  • juggling time
  • succeeding in assignments and exams
  • understanding what’s expected in real life and on placements
  • managing finances
  • coping with stress
  • applying for jobs and more

Critical Resilience for Nurses: An Evidence-Based Guide to Survival and Change in the Modern NHS

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Traynor M
Pages: 184p.
Format: Epub
Publisher: Routledge, 16 Mar. 2017
eISBN-13: 978-1138194236

The nursing profession is under pressure. Financial demands, student debt, the target culture, political scrutiny in the wake of major care scandals and increasing workloads are all taking their toll on professional morale and performance. This timely book considers the meaning of resilience in this adverse context and explains why measures to preserve individual nurses’ and students’ well-being are flawed if they don’t take into account wider political and organizational perspectives.

Arguing that healthcare can be thought about and experienced differently, this book:

  • Provides a summary of the latest research on resilience, explaining its relevance and also limitations for nurses;
  • Considers debates about compassion and highlights the effects of policy agendas on nurse education and nursing work;
  • Re-evaluates nursing’s professional identity, including where nursing has come from and the effects of class, gender and race on its powerbase;
  • Assesses the role of politics and social media, both in driving change and feeding resistance; and
  • Introduces the idea of critical resilience as a complete framework for resisting bullying and fostering survival and change in the nursing workforce.

Direct, upbeat, at times provocative and witty, this agenda-setting book enables nurses to understand why they feel the way they do. It also lists what opportunities are available to them to change, resist and survive in what has become a complex, challenging – if still deeply rewarding – line of work.

 

New Job, New Challenges: Everything You Need To Thrive In Your New Role

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: 50minutes.Com Size: 1.56 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: 50 Minutes
Published: 11 August, 2017
eISBN-13: 9782806299253

Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about successfully taking on a new role with this practical guide. Whether you are entering the workforce for the first time, returning to work after time off, or simply moving into a new role, your first few weeks in a new job are crucial. Being well prepared and taking the time to understand the norms and expectations of your new working environment are essential if you want to shine in your trial period and ensure a bright future at your company. In 50 minutes you will be able to:

  • Prepare effectively for your new role, no matter what stage of your career you are at
  • Understand the culture of your new team and how to work effectively with your colleagues
  • Boost your self-confidence and establish credibility with your coworkers

The Peach Who Thought She Had to Be a Coconut: Profound Reflections on the Power of Thought and Innate Resilience

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Terry Rubenstein Pages: 137 Size: 1.56 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Andrews UK Ltd
Published: 24 May, 2017
eISBN-13: 9781785386770

So I had a problem. I felt like a peach. But aspired to be a coconut. Unsurprisingly, I concluded I was ill-equipped for life, doomed to feel exposed to outside variables. It felt like an unstoppable blizzard was constantly blowing through me. My mind was full of long, dark winter days. And peaches don’t fare well in winter. Then, one day, I realised I did not need to be a coconut. In the midst of winter, I found within me an invincible summer. I uncovered innate resilience. Innate health. It is my birthright. It is the birthright of humanity. The one essential question to ask is this: Where do we think our feelings are coming from? And there is only one answer. Our feelings are always coming from the power of Thought in the moment. Never from anywhere else. Ever. Resilience is revealed when misunderstanding falls away. Realising the inside-out logic and wisdom of how our minds work reconnects us with what is true. And experiencing this truth is resilience. In these powerful reflective essays, Terry Rubenstein, author of the ground-breaking book Exquisite Mind and an avid student of the human dimension, reveals the logic and truth behind the extraordinary genius with which all human beings have been designed. This knowledge, which is self-evident when realised, eliminates the false assumption that we are non-resilient. It carries with it monumental implications and answers one of the most important questions that we can ever ask: Why would a peach ever want to be a coconut?

Overcoming Secondary Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Robert J. Wicks. Pages: 214 Size: 805 KB Format: PDF Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 25 August, 2005
eISBN-13: 978019803845

Physicians, nurses, and allied health 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. Overcoming Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice: A Guide to Professional Resilience and Personal Well-Being is a concise guide for all medical professionals who face these demands. This book:

  • Provides critical information about the dangers of compassion fatigue/burnout and vicarious post-traumatic stress disorder in health care settings
  • Introduces a newly-developed “Medical-Nursing Professional Secondary Stress Self-Awareness Questionnaire” that can be profitably self-administered at each phase of one’s career and reflected upon in private, with one’s mentor, or in a small group setting
  • Includes a unique section on strengthening one’s inner life through the use of three core spiritual wisdom approaches drawn from a world religion perspective
  • Provides a description of four types of “voices” one needs to have in one’s circle of friends to ensure that balance, perspective, growth, and challenge are fostered in one’s personal and professional life
  • Describes how physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals can formulate a personally-designed self-care protocol for themselves

Lastly, this book offers an extensive and up-to date bibliography of recent research, clinical papers, and books on medical-nursing practice and secondary stress. Overcoming Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice is an indispensable resource for medical and nursing professionals, students, and the counselors and therapists who work with them.

How to Be Happy: How Developing Your Confidence, Resilience, Appreciation and Communication Can Lead to a Happier, Healthier You

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Liggy Webb. Pages: 226 Size: 4.5 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Capstone
Published: 17 July, 2012
eISBN-13: 9780857083418

We all have the capacity to be happy. There may be occasions in your life where this seems a challenging concept, however there are some very definite things that you can do to make sure that you are happy more often than not. After all, happy people get sick less often, they have more energy, are more creative, sustain more positive relationships and are more fun to be around. With the help of Liggy Webb, you can create your own personal happiness toolkit! How to be Happy will help you feel more self-empowered and in control of any situation, helping you progress in your work and personal life. You will learn how to:

  • Build your self-confidence to make the best of who you are
  • Be open to learning new things, to become more effective and creative
  • Develop an attitude of gratitude to appreciate life more
  • Encourage and sustain positive relationships
  • Build your resilience and emotional strength to cope with stress and manage change
  • Foster a healthy attitude and get fit for life You can make the decision right now to be happier if you really want to be.

Life is what you make it – so learn how to be happy, effective and energetic – and watch how it inspires those around you.

Find Your Work-Life Balance: Stop Your Work From Taking Over Your Life

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: 50minutes.Com Pages: 0 Size: 1.62 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: 50 Minutes
Published: 28 April, 2017
eISBN-13: 9782806269904

Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about work-life balance with this practical guide. With the growth of technology and increasing expectations at work, it can be difficult to draw a distinct line between your personal life and your life at the office, leading to increased stress and difficulty coping. This helpful guide will give you all the advice you need to rediscover balance, enabling you to be a more efficient employee at the office and a more relaxed person at home! In 50 minutes you will be able to:

  • Discover your personal limits and how to set them, enabling you to feel happier and more fulfilled
  • Learn what drives and motivates you so that you can spend your time doing things you enjoy
  • Find a balance between your work and personal lives, allowing you to be more productive at work and more relaxed at home

Preventing Burnout: The key to staying healthy and engaged at work

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: 50minutes.Com Pages: 0 Size: 1.37 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: 50 Minutes
Published: 10 April, 2017
eISBN-13: 9782806269782

Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about preventing burnout with this practical guide.Many professionals in today’s business world find themselves working increasingly long hours and even taking work home with them as they try to manage their workloads and advance in their careers. However, this commitment to their jobs can lead to stress, fatigue and ultimately burnout, which has severe and long-lasting consequences. It is therefore imperative to take control of your work-life balance before reaching this stage.In 50 minutes you will be able to:

  • Identify the warning signs of burnout in yourself and others
  • Understand the personal, work-based and emotional risk factors for professional exhaustion
  • Take steps to prevent the development of burnout before it takes hold

The Key to Managing Stress at Work: Say NO! to stress at work

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: 50minutes.Com Pages: 20 Size: 1.07 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: 50 Minutes
Published: 17 August, 2015
eISBN-13: 9782806265890

Say NO! to stress at work. This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding the key to managing stress at work, providing you with the essential information and saving time.. In 50 minutes you will be able to:

  • Recognize the three different reactions to stress: fighting, running away and inertia.
  • Create a neutral space where you can take a step back and analyze the situation.
  • Find the causes lying behind your stress and devise a plan to deal with future stressful situations.

The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Gary Keller With Jay Papasan. Pages: 166 Size: 2.51 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Bard Press
Published: 01 April, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781885167804

YOU WANT LESS. You want fewer distractions and less on your plate. The daily barrage of e-mails, texts, tweets, messages, and meetings distract you and stress you out. The simultaneous demands of work and family are taking a toll. And what`s the cost? Second-rate work, missed deadlines, smaller paychecks, fewer promotions-and lots of stress. AND YOU WANT MORE. You want more productivity from your work. More income for a better lifestyle. You want more satisfaction from life, and more time for yourself, your family, and your friends. NOW YOU CAN HAVE BOTH-LESS AND MORE. In The ONE Thing, you`ll learn to

  • cut through the clutter
  • achieve better results in less time
  • build momentum toward your goal
  • dial down the stress
  • overcome that overwhelmed feeling
  • revive your energy
  • stay on track
  • master what matters to you

The ONE Thing delivers extraordinary results in every area of your life-work, personal, family, and spiritual. WHAT`S YOUR ONE THING?

Workplace Wellness that Works: 10 Steps to Infuse Well-Being and Vitality into Any Organization

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Laura Putnam. Pages: 351 Size: 2.05 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Wiley
Published: 08 June, 2015
eISBN-13: 9781119055730

A smarter framework for designing more effective workplace wellness programs

Workplace Wellness That Works provides a fresh perspective on how to promote employee well-being in the workplace. In addressing the interconnectivity between wellness and organizational culture, this book shows you how to integrate wellness into your existing employee development strategy in more creative, humane, and effective ways. Based on the latest research and backed by real-world examples and case studies, this guide provides employers with the tools they need to start making a difference in their employees’ health and happiness, and promoting an overall culture of well-being throughout the organization. You’ll find concrete, actionable advice for tackling the massive obstacle of behavioral change, and learn how to design and implement an approach that can most benefit your organization.

Promoting wellness is a good idea. Giving employees the inspiration and tools they need to make changes in their lifestyles is a great idea. But the billion-dollar question is: what do they want, what do they need, and how do we implement programs to help them without causing more harm than good? Workplace Wellness That Works shows you how to assess your organization’s needs and craft a plan that actually benefits employees.

  • Build an effective platform for well-being
  • Empower employees to make better choices
  • Design and deliver the strategy that your organization needs
  • Drive quantifiable change through more creative implementation

Today’s worksite wellness industry represents a miasma of competing trends, making it nearly impossible to come away with tangible solutions for real-world implementation. Harnessing a broader learning and development framework, Workplace Wellness That Works skips the fads and shows you how to design a smarter strategy that truly makes a difference in employees’ lives and your company’s bottom line.

Professional Burnout

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By Wilmar B. Schaufeli, Christina Maslach, Tadeusz Marek. Pages: 313 Size: 309.33 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Routledge Ltd
Published: 26 June, 2017
eISBN-13: 9781315227979

A rapidly growing number of people experience psychological strain at their workplace. In almost all industrialized countries, absenteeism and turnover rates increase, and an increasing amount of workers receive disablement benefits because of psychological problems. This book, first published in 1993, concentrates on a specific kind of occupational stress: burnout, the depletion of energy resources as a result of continuous emotional demands of the job.

This volume presents theoretical perspectives that had been developed in the United States and Europe, discusses methodological issues, and examines organisational contexts. Written by an international group of leading scholars, this book will be of interest to students of both psychology and human resource management.

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Nursing

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Vidette Todaro-Franceschi. Pages: 255 Size: 1.83 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 20 September, 2012
eISBN-13: 9780826109781

Compassion fatigue afflicts nurses working in all caring environments and has become a serious issue in health care institutions nationwide. This is the only book to specifically address this challenge and the related syndrome of burnout in nursing. It presents a unique healing model designed to identify, treat and, where possible, avert compassion fatigue with holistic strategies and action plans that help cultivate a healthier, more satisfying work environment.

The volume addresses risk factors for and manifestations of compassion fatigue, burnout, and other related experiences such as PTS, death overload, collective trauma, and moral distress, and presents strategies to mediate and resolve these issues. The author emphasizes ways in which dissatisfaction influences the quality of patient care and calls for nurses to reinvent their work environments to favor compassion contentment. Case vignettes and exercises will help readers identify and alter patterns of negativity to reaffirm purpose in their professional lives.

Key Features:

  • Describes the positive and negative contributors to professional quality of life
  • Explores the multifaceted nature of compassion fatigue and burnout, in nursing
  • Addresses the unique risk factors for nurses who work in critical care/ER, oncology, medical/surgical, and palliative care areas
  • Offers holistic self and group strategies and action plans to help leadership and staff nurses overcome compassion fatigue and promote work satisfaction
  • Addresses gaps in education which contribute to the development of compassion fatigue and burnout
  • Designed for nurses in stressful health care environments, and nurse educators and students

Well-being: Productivity and Happiness at Work

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Cary Cooper And Ivan Robertson. Pages: 241 Size: 925 KB Format: PDF Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 27 April, 2011
eISBN-13: 9780230306738

High levels of well-being at work is good for the employee and the organization. It means lower sickness-absence levels, better retention and more satisfied customers. People with higher levels of well-being live longer, have happier lives and are easier to work with. This book shows how to improve well-being in your organization.

Leadership and Nursing Care Management

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: [edited By] Diane L. Huber.
Pages: 937 Size: 7.96 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Saunders
Published: 07 August, 2013
eISBN-13: 9780323266895

Comprehensive and easy to read, this authoritative resource features the most up-to-date, research-based blend of practice and theory related to the issues that impact nursing management and leadership today. Key topics include the nursing professional’s role in law and ethics, staffing and scheduling, delegation, cultural considerations, care management, human resources, outcomes management, safe work environments, preventing employee injury, and time and stress management.

A Guide to Staff Employment in General Practice

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Jim Milligan.
Pages: 113 Size: 1.12 MB Format: EPUB Publisher: Nbn International
Published: 01 April, 2015
eISBN-13: 9780850843927

GPs (doctors)and practice managers confront many issues in staff management. A Guide to Staff Employment in General Practice provides detailed procedures for navigating these sometimes difficult issues. At the same time, the book identifies relevant UK law and draws on authoritative advice from bodies such as Acas. Although it contains expert information on employment law, expert knowledge is not required to use this book. It has an easy-to-use style and gives step-by-step guidance throughout. Information is accompanied by meticulous cross-referencing and details of the pertinent employment law are readily available in the appendices. The book accesses current law and good practice, allowing readers to manage any specific issue. The book covers a wide range of topics, including: the employment contract – the key to the many employment rights – and how to change the contract legally; managing disciplinary procedures; performance management (including sickness absence); dismissal; equality; maternity rights; appraisal; workplace stress. The book also contains a chapter on recent developments, such as GP federations and their employment implications. This guide has been compiled by a practice adviser with many years` experience of advising, representing and training GP practices. Not only does the author know how employment law works, but he also knows how general practice works. Readership: GP staff partners, practice managers, HR personnel in (English) Clinical Commissioning Groups, GP trainers who may need an employment manual to take trainees through learning situations; trainee practice managers.

Stress Management For Dummies

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: By Allen Elkin.
Pages: 387 Size: 11.07 MB Format: PDF Publisher: For Dummies
Published: 25 April, 2013
eISBN-13: 9781118612590

Tired of letting stress have a negative impact on your life? Easy. It`s impossible to get through life without encountering stress. And unfortunately, most of us learn the incorrect ways to cope with it. Thankfully, Stress Management For Dummies gives you trusted, time-tested guidance on teaching your body and mind to properly cope with stress while keeping your sanity intact. Whether it`s love, work, family, or something else that has you in the red zone, this updated edition of Stress Management For Dummies will help you identify the stress triggers in your life and cut them down to size – all without losing your cool.

  • Shows you how to use stress in a positive, motivational way instead of letting it negatively affect your life
  • Teaches you to retrain your body and mind to react positively to stress
  • Helps you overcome common stresses faced in modern life

If you want to manage stress and get back to living a normal life, Stress Management For Dummies has you covered.