Nurse Stress

Bullied, overlooked and under-appreciated, Lissa McColl learns at an early age to do very bad things. As a nurse, she is respected and valued for the first time in her life. But Lissa hates her job and the selfish, rude and inconsiderate people she has to deal with. But being underestimated in this job had its advantages. Lissa can get close to people, find out their secrets… sometimes with deadly results.

In The Nurses, New York Times best-selling author and award-winning journalist Alexandra Robbins peers behind the staff-only door to write a lively, fast-paced story and a riveting work of investigative journalism. Robbins followed real-life nurses in four hospitals and interviewed hundreds of others in a captivating audiobook filled with joy and violence, miracles and heartbreak, dark humor and narrow victories, gripping drama and unsung heroism.

Around the clock, across the country, these highly skilled and compassionate men and women sacrifice and struggle for us and our families. You have never heard their true stories. Not like this. From big-city and small-town hospitals. From behind the scenes. From the heart. This book will make you laugh, make you cry, make you understand.

The Good Nurse is a searing indictment of a crushing and dehumanizing for-profit medical system, and an inspiring human story of the previously unknown individuals who chose to risk their jobs and lives to do the right thing. Mesmerizing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at hospitals and the people who work in them in an entirely different way.

Born Nigerian royalty, Princess Adenrele Ademola trained as a nurse at Guy’s Hospital in London and stepped up to serve the people of Britain when war broke out – facing both the devastation of the Blitz and the prejudice of some of the people she was trying to help. 80 years later, Ade’s great niece Yemi arrives in London clutching the Princess’s precious diaries and longs to uncover the mysteries they hold.

Nell Sweeney has led an ordinary life. Every day, she walks to and from the hospital where she works as a nurse, believing that no harm can befall her. Until one day she is taken. Because someone out there has a secret. Someone out there has been watching Nell—and they’ve been watching others like her, too. Nell is the unlucky one—she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And if she isn’t found soon, someone will make sure that she isn’t the last woman to be taken.

Caregivers need care, too. Nurses are some of the hardest-working people around. Our jobs are demanding in so many ways, both physical and mental. We choose this profession to care for others, but that often means we forget to care for ourselves. When we push ourselves too hard, something has to give. It’s no surprise that burnout is a common phenomenon. Nurse Burnout is a guidebook for healthcare professionals who are experiencing stress, anxiety, and lack of resilience.

Exhausting schedules and a tumultuous work environment have left many nurses feeling burned out. The COVID-19 pandemic only compounded problems that have been plaguing nurses for decades. How can you take care of others when you don't have the time or energy to take care of yourself? In Courageous Well-Being for Nurses, Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse, psychotherapist, and educator Donna Gaffney and National Board-certified health and wellness coach Nicole Foster provide essential strategies and resources.

Exhausted After Every Shift? You’re Not Alone—But You Don’t Have to Stay That Way. If you're a nurse, doctor, paramedic, or healthcare worker, you know the toll long shifts, erratic schedules, and high stress take on your body and mind. Chronic fatigue isn’t just exhausting—it impacts your performance, health, and patient safety. Fatigue Management for Nurses and Healthcare Workers is your practical, science-backed guide to restoring energy, improving sleep, and avoiding burnout—without relying on caffeine, sugar, or wishful thinking.

The narrator - the old nurse of the title - is an old family retainer who has worked in the service of the same family for three generations. She tells the young children about a dark incident that she experienced in the company of the children’s mother, when she was a young woman and visiting her mother’s ancestral home.

In the heart of every setback lies the seed of an extraordinary comeback. Revive and Thrive is your ultimate guide to navigating life's most challenging storms and emerging stronger, wiser, and more empowered. This transformative journey blends cutting-edge insights, timeless wisdom, and actionable strategies to help you rebuild with purpose and ignite your fullest potential. Dive into the art of resilience as you uncover powerful tools to heal emotionally, rebuild physically, and rejuvenate spiritually.

If you've ever struggled to find time for yourself while caring for everyone else, *Self-Care Isn’t Selfish: The Compassionate Nurse's Step-by-Step Personalized Guide to Less Stress* by Jenny Lytle, BSN, RN, is just what you need. Written by a nurse who has been through the fires of burnout and come out the other side, this book feels like a heartfelt conversation with a trusted friend who gets it. Jenny shares her personal journey and professional insights, guiding you through her Becoming Method™—a simple, step-by-step framework to help nurses and caregivers manage stress and avoid burnout.

Career Clarity for Nurses helps nurses uncover what they really want from their job that will make their career direction obvious and natural. As a travel nurse, Karen Wade spent years working side-by-side with nurses in facilities across the country where she felt and heard about almost universal job stressors.

You're Right, I Don't Care is not just a catchy phrase or defense mechanism. Its purpose is to help the listener learn how how to overcome taking things personally, worrying, and letting go of control of things that are out of one's control. It is about dismantling bad habits that continue to keep one in a toxic cycle that seems impossible to break.