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Who Cares for the Nurse? Caring for the Caregiver with Practical Applications for Managing Stress provides insights into the crucial aspects of self-care within the nursing profession. Addressing the widespread challenges of burnout, stress, and the effects of neglecting self-care, the book seeks to guide nurses on a journey toward personal well-being through self-reflection. Demonstrating the enduring impact of the profession on nurses' mental health, the text examines the emotional and ethical stresses nurses encounter and how these can lead to occupational burnout. Unit One provides readers with an overview of the nursing profession and the effects of neglecting self-care. The chapters explore the phenomena of compassion fatigue and resilience and the influences of the working environment on mental health. Unit Two covers theories pertaining to self-care, emphasizing through a variety of perspectives the importance of self-care and its application within the profession. The final unit shifts focus to the application of theory, presenting practical guidance for implementing self-care strategies, encompassing holistic facets of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Who Cares for the Nurse? provides future and in-practice nurses with a complete guide to self-care and managing stress. It posits that self-care is an essential component of professional nursing practice.

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Marybeth Baribeau is a professor and the RN to BSN program director at Northern Kentucky University. She has taught nursing for more than 10 years and has more than 25 years of experience in women's health. Dr. Baribeau holds a Ed.D. in educational leadership with a concentration in curriculum/instruction, an MSN with a concentration in nursing education, and a BSN from the University of Phoenix.

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