Year: 2025
Authors: WeRPN
Subject: Health & Safety for RPNs
Keywords: Self-care, toolkit, strategies, leadership, framework
Source: We are Practical Nursing Journal
Health Worker Group: Nursing
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Country: Canada
Geography: Ontario
Category: Publications
Resource Type: Professional article
WeRPN Role: WeRPN Led
Background
Resilience is an individual’s ability to stay healthy, recover, learn from unexpected setbacks, and proactively prepare for future work challenges. In 2016, WeRPN prioritized the development of self-care resources in direct response to valuable feedback gathered at focus groups across Ontario from Nursing Leaders and Registered Practical Nurses.
Nurse leaders face increasing demands in healthcare, leading to high rates of burnout, compassion fatigue, and turnover. Resilience is a critical competency, helping leaders manage stress, maintain job satisfaction, and sustain high-quality patient care.
The evidence supports that self-care practices and leadership education on resilience are vital for navigating the complex healthcare system demands. Strengthening resilience reduces burnout, improves job satisfaction, and promotes work-life balance. Importantly, it can contribute to a dynamic yet sustainable environment of high-quality care, leading to better patient outcomes, improved staff retention, and organizational stability period.
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