Health and Wellbeing at Work for Nurses and Midwives

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 The Case for Health and WellBeing at Work
1 Why Health Care Employers Should Promote Health: The Costs of Ill Health at Work
2 Caring for Yourself, To Care for Others: Prioritising Self-Care
3 How Staff WellBeing Relates to Patient Experiences of Care
4 How Stress and Anxiety Affect the Body
5 Understanding Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
SECTION 2 Managing Emotions in Difficult Times
6 Untangling Difficult Emotions on the Job
7 Starting Conversations About Your Mental Health
8 Dealing With Anxiety and Low Mood
SECTION 3 Wellbeing Needs at Different Times
9 Shiftwork, Sleep, and Managing Fatigue
10 WellBeing Needs During Periods of Fasting
11 Mental WellBeing in Nursing and Midwifery Students
12 WellBeing and Late Career Nurses and Midwives
SECTION 4 Enhancing Wellbeing at Work
13 Psychologically Safe Working Environments
14 Clinical Supervision and WellBeing
15 Developing Teamwork and Social Support Across Occupational Boundaries
16 Enhancing Health and WellBeing Through Shared Governance
17 Acknowledging the Emotional and Social Challenges of Nursing and Midwifery Through Schwartz Rounds
18 Supporting Distressed Colleagues Using Psychological First Aid
19 Being Physically Active
20 Healthy Eating, Diet, and Obesity
21 The Impacts of Dehydration and Staying Hydrated at Work
22 The Challenge of Health and WellBeing in a Crisis
23 The Future of Health and WellBeing at Work
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Authors

Holly Blake Professor of Behavioural Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. Holly Blake is a chartered health psychologist, health educator, and an international leader in workplace health and wellbeing, a reputation that builds on highly cited and impactful research and scholarship. Over almost 30 years, she has driven local, national, and international changes in policy, strategy, and practice relating to staff and student wellbeing in healthcare and higher education settings. She has published extensively on health and wellbeing for nurses and midwives, and is Editor of the IJERPH 'Workplace Health and Wellbeing During and After Covid-19'. She has responded to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic by spearheading numerous initiatives focused on healthcare education, and research on the psychological wellbeing of health and care professionals and the development and implementation of supportive interventions. This includes a digital support package identified as the most influential in the sector. Gemma Stacey Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Florence Nightingale Foundation, London, UK. Gemma has over 20 years of experience as a Mental Health Nurse and Academic. Her research and practice has focused on creating psychologically safe learning environments for staff and students.
Gemma has made a significant contribution to international evidence and policy informing nursing and midwifery education and research. This is recognised by her accreditation as Principle Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Visiting Professor at The University of Derby. Gemma joined Florence Nightingale Foundation in 2020 to establish and lead the Academy. She is committed to expanding access to FNF leadership development for nurses and midwives at all stages of their careers. This is with the view to increasing the influence and presence of the nursing and midwifery voice in local, regional, national and international decision-making forums.