Nurses' self-care strategies: A mapping review
Laura T Gantt1, Amanda L Haberstroh2
1East Carolina University College of Nursing, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
|September 23, 2023
Summary
Nurses are advised to practice self-care, but research often overlooks their personal strategies. This review maps existing studies, highlighting a need for more research on how nurses independently use self-care for professional well-being.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Research
- Professional Well-being
Background:
- Nurses are frequently advised to adopt self-care behaviors to sustain their careers.
- However, there is limited understanding of which self-care strategies nurses find beneficial or implement independently.
Purpose of the Study:
- To map existing literature on nurses' self-care strategies.
- To understand how self-care is conceptualized and applied in nursing research.
- To identify research gaps concerning nurses' independent self-care practices.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive literature search was conducted across multiple databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO, Web of Science).
- The review adhered to established mapping review methodologies.
- Included studies were peer-reviewed, focused on nurses or the nursing profession, and originated from the United States.
Main Results:
- Thirty-five articles were included in the review.
- Key themes identified were the relationship between self-care and stress, burnout, leadership, workplace factors, and physical activity.
- The literature predominantly focuses on recommendations for self-care rather than nurses' autonomous utilization of these strategies.
Conclusions:
- While numerous studies recommend self-care for nurses, there is a significant gap in research exploring how nurses actively and independently employ self-care for their professional well-being.
- Further research is needed to understand nurses' perspectives and practices regarding self-care.
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