Stress and trauma in nursing: try these coping strategies

What can you do to support yourself when you’re feeling totally overwhelmed? And, crucially, how can your manager help you cope with stress via their leadership style? In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, Caron Sanders-Crook – a Queen’s Nurse, coach and nurse educator – argues for a trauma-informed approach to leadership. She discusses how leaders who understand their own nervous system responses can model stability for their teams, and demonstrates two exercises that nurses can use to help prevent emotional exhaustion [go to 12:51 in the episode].

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