Stress Relief for Nurses

10 songs to help you relax

10 songs to help you relax

To recover from the noise and stress of your workday, try these 10 songs recommended by nurses as a soothing balm for your heart and soul.

The color white: A nurse’s artistic expressions

The color white: A nurse’s artistic expressions

Julianna Paradisi, the RN and OCN, freely explores her emotions through blog posts as well as brushstrokes, drawing inspiration from her 24 years in pediatric intensive care and adult oncology.

Quiet, please!

Quiet, please!

Nobody needs to tune out chaos and key into calm more than a nurse. Here, many different–and delightful–de-stressors that will bring you peace of body and mind.

Are you on overload?

Are you on overload?

No need to let stress overtake your life. Here, some simple solutions to ensure that doing what you love still means loving what you do.

Decisions, decisions: Your answers to daily dilemmas

Decisions, decisions: Your answers to daily dilemmas

Sleep or work out? Glossy lips or matte? Who has time to find answers to these questions when patients are calling and doctors are bellowing? Scrubs! We did the legwork, so just settle in and read on.

Good bargains in bad times: Seven things you don’t have to buy new

Good bargains in bad times: Seven things you don’t have to buy new

You can satisfy your urge to splurge (after those long shifts, you deserve it!) and still stay out of debt if you’re a savvy shopper. Here are some places to start.

Under stress and overwhelmed

Under stress and overwhelmed

Sure, nurses get burned out. But experts (in and out of the field) agree: You don’t have to let stress harm your health, ruin relationships or crash the career you love. When you’re at the end of your rope, here’s how to cope.

Less stress, more art

Less stress, more art

“All the things I struggled with during the workweek melted away because I could express myself in my art.”

All in a day’s work and play for three nurses

All in a day’s work and play for three nurses

Nurses are known for accomplishing more in a day than most mere mortals do in a week. Here, secrets from three multitalented, multitasking RNs!

Take some time: Renewal for nurses

Take some time: Renewal for nurses

Whether it’s by training, by instinct or both, nurses tend to put other people’s needs before their own. This typically means there’s not a minute left for themselves. And that’s the problem…

A spa day for nurses

A spa day for nurses

How many people does it take to nurture a team of nurses? Dozens! Happily, we at Scrubs came together to treat these nurses to the indulgences they–and you–deserve.

Pretty for pennies: Smart beauty tips for nurses!

Pretty for pennies: Smart beauty tips for nurses!

Taking care of yourself while taking care of others isn’t always easy, costing you time as well as money. Here, from appearance pros and nurses in the know, smart strategies for skimping on primping.

4 yoga poses for a healthy back

4 yoga poses for a healthy back

Yoga can do more than give you inner peace. It can save your aching back. Here, with images, are some gentle poses you can do to counteract the danger.

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Survey results: The #1 cause of a nurse’s stress

Scrubs magazine analyzed the results of a nursing “Work Stress Profile” and discovered some interesting facts. You may be surprised at what factors contribute to a nurse’s stress!

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5 strategies to help cope with compassion fatigue

“I get so attached to my patients that I just can’t get them out of my head when I go home.” “Every week I find myself getting distraught over a new favorite patient who isn’t doing well.” Is this you?