Health and Wellbeing at Work for Nurses and Midwives

1st Edition - November 23, 2022
Editors: Holly Blake, Gemma Stacey
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 0 5 3 - 4
eBook ISBN:
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This important new book provides the first comprehensive compilation of strategies for promoting physical and mental wellbeing, specifically for nurses and midwives.

Written by experts on workforce health and wellbeing in conjunction with the Florence Nightingale Foundation, the book emphasises the importance supporting the wellbeing of self and others, even during times of extreme stress such during winter or when dealing with COVID-19. It covers multiple aspects of self-care, including how to tackle shift work, prevent dehydration and cope with moral injury and guilt – all illustrated with real-life case studies from nurses and midwives working at the coalface.

Health and Wellbeing at Work for Nurses and Midwives
is suitable for students right through to Chief Nursing Officers and is applicable to readers from all countries. It is sure to stand the test of time as a trusted guide to this crucial aspect of the professional lives of nurses and midwives.

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Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Introduction
Section 1: The Case for Health and WellBeing at Work
Section 2: Managing Emotions in Difficult Times
Section 3: WellBeing Needs at Different Times
Section 4: Enhancing WellBeing at Work
Foreword
Contributors
Dedication
Section 1. The Case for Health and WellBeing at Work
Chapter 1. Why Health Care Employers Should Promote Health: The Costs of Ill Health at Work
Introduction
The Cost of Ill Health
Identifying Costs to a Specific Context
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Caring for Yourself, To Care for Others: Prioritising Self-Care
Introduction
Considering Resilience
Considering Your Own Strengths, Strategies, Resources, and Insights
Key Priority Areas to Facilitate Self-Care in the Working Environment
Chapter 3. How Staff WellBeing Relates to Patient Experiences of Care
Introduction
What About the Organisation?
Impact of the Handover Period on Staff WellBeing and Patient Care
Focusing on What’s Going Right
The Bigger Picture
Chapter 4. How Stress and Anxiety Affect the Body
Introduction
Stress and Anxiety
Managing Stress and Anxiety
Cultural Differences
Organisational Culture
Chapter 5. Understanding Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
Introduction
Compassion Fatigue
Burnout
What Might Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Look Like in Practice?
What Can Be Done?
Section 2. Managing Emotions in Difficult Times
Chapter 6. Untangling Difficult Emotions on the Job
Introduction
From Emotion Physiology to the Subjective Emotional Experience
Moral Injury
Employee Silence
What Can We Do About Employee Silence and Moral Injury?
Chapter 7. Starting Conversations About Your Mental Health
Introduction
Mental Ill Health in the Workforce
What Stops Conversations About Mental Ill Health?
Internalised/Self-Stigma
What Will Talking Do to Help?
What Can We Do to Help Ourselves?
Positive Line Manager or Team Responses
Chapter 8. Dealing With Anxiety and Low Mood
Introduction
Anxiety and Low Mood
Traumatic Experiences
Managing Mental Health
Mental Health in the Workplace
Summary
Section 3. Wellbeing Needs at Different Times
Chapter 9. Shiftwork, Sleep, and Managing Fatigue
Introduction
Numbers and Types of Shift Workers
The Importance of Sleep
Impact of Shift Work on Health
Conclusion
Chapter 10. WellBeing Needs During Periods of Fasting
Introduction
How Do We Define WellBeing?
The Context and Practice of Fasting
Fasting and Wellbeing
Chapter 11. Mental WellBeing in Nursing and Midwifery Students
Introduction
Pressure Points
Survival Strategies
Chapter 12. WellBeing and Late Career Nurses and Midwives
Introduction
What Does Late Career Mean and Why Is This Important?
What Are the Issues That Can Impact on WellBeing of Late Career Nurses and Midwives?
Section 4. Enhancing Wellbeing at Work
Chapter 13. Psychologically Safe Working Environments
Introduction
What Are Emotions?
What Is Emotional Intelligence?
How Big Is Your Emotional Vocabulary?
Why Is Emotional Vocabulary So Important?
Are You Empathic? Or Sympathetic?
Empathy and Agreement Are Not the Same Thing
Conclusion
Chapter 14. Clinical Supervision and WellBeing
Introduction
What Does the Research Tell Us?
Clinical Supervision as a Key Component of the Curriculum
Clinical Supervision and the Early Career Nurse
Clinical Supervision and the Experienced Practitioner
Chapter 15. Developing Teamwork and Social Support Across Occupational Boundaries
Introduction
What Is Teamwork and Why Is It So Important?
Us and Them—Occupational Stereotypes and Professional Hierarchies
Personalities and the Importance of Leadership
Setting the Scene—What the Organisation Can Do to Facilitate Teamwork
Chapter 16. Enhancing Health and WellBeing Through Shared Governance
Introduction
What Is Shared Governance?
Making It Work in a Health Care Setting: The Principles of Shared Governance
Shared Governance Promoting Autonomy, Contribution, and Belonging
Chapter 17. Acknowledging the Emotional and Social Challenges of Nursing and Midwifery Through Schwartz Rounds
Introduction
What Are Schwartz Rounds?
Why Are They Needed?
How Can They Help?
How Can They Be Accessed?
Chapter 18. Supporting Distressed Colleagues Using Psychological First Aid
Introduction
Educate About Normal Responses
Care for Immediate Needs
Protect From Further Threat and Distress
Support for Practical Tasks
Connecting With Social Support
Risk Factors
Taking Care of Yourself
Chapter 19. Being Physically Active
Introduction
What Are the Benefits of Physical Activity?
What Gets in the Way of Nurses and Midwives Being Physically Active?
Why Does It Matter to Patients if Nurses and Midwives Are Physically Active?
Why Does It Matter to the Population if Nurses and Midwives Are Physically Active?
What Is the Next Step?
Chapter 20. Healthy Eating, Diet, and Obesity
Introduction
Explanations for Rates of Obesity in Nurses and Midwives
Impact of Working Life on Food Choices and Healthy Eating
Strategies for Healthy Eating: Individual Level
Strategies for Healthy Eating: Employers
Conclusion
Chapter 21. The Impacts of Dehydration and Staying Hydrated at Work
Introduction
Why Change?
Regulatory Responsibility
Managing Change
Chapter 22. The Challenge of Health and Wellbeing in a Crisis
Introduction
Public Health Crisis: The Outbreak of Disease
What Is the Impact on the Healthcare Workforce?
What Can Be Done to Help?
Chapter 23. The Future of Health and Well-Being at Work
Introduction
Moving On From Here
Index

Holly Blake

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.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor of Behavioural Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Gemma Stacey

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.

Affiliations and expertise

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Florence Nightingale Foundation, London, UK