• To recognise the importance of enhancing nurses’ well-being in the workplace
• To understand the work-related factors that can adversely affect nurses’ well-being
• To consider self-care practices that may be beneficial for you and your colleagues
Nurses experience a range of challenges in their practice that can adversely affect their well-being, for example work-related stress and workforce issues. These challenges may have been intensified by various factors, such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and shift working. This article considers the concept of well-being and explores nurses’ well-being in the context of ongoing stressors and workforce issues. It also examines some of the effects of shift work on nurses’ well-being and how these could be mitigated. The authors outline a range of self-care practices that nurses could engage in and consider how they may be supported in this by their line managers and healthcare organisations.
Nursing Standard. doi: 10.7748/ns.2023.e12206
Peer reviewThis article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software
Correspondence Conflict of interestNone declared
Tremayne P, de Bourg L (2023) Exploring nurses’ well-being and strategies to support self-care. Nursing Standard. doi: 10.7748/ns.2023.e12206
Published online: 16 October 2023
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