Promoting psychiatric student nurse well-being

Although students are often attracted to the profession of psychiatric nursing, they are rarely prepared for the realities associated with clinical seminars and direct clinical practice. Subsequently, student nurses commonly report the resurgence of painful life events or symptoms of psychological injury when learning about or witnessing patient behaviour. This paper underlines the importance of student-faculty collaboration when promoting and monitoring student nurse well-being. Along with providing descriptions and case vignettes depicting two specific forms of psychological injury, this paper suggests practical steps that are designed to promote student nurse well-being.