AWHONN recognizes the significant psychological, emotional, and physical impacts on nurses that provide patient/family care during and after COVID-19. Below are some resources to enhance your self-care and stress management techniques. The resources include screening tools, apps, tips and strategy guides, handouts about specific health topics, and accessible hotline information. This list is not exhaustive nor should inclusion be construed as a direct endorsement by AWHONN of a product or service. We thank you for the tremendous efforts you implement every day to provide care to others. Please take good care of yourself as well.
- AWHONN and ACNM: From Chaos to Calm: Developing a Self-Care Toolkit for COVID-19 and Beyond
- AWHONN Insights Podcast 2: COVID-19 in the Perinatal Space
- AWHONN Insights Podcast 3: Wellness Tips and Tricks During Covid-19
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Managing Workplace Fatigue During COVID-19
- American Academy of Nursing: Self-Care Resources
- Headspace: offering all US healthcare professionals who work in public health settings free access to Headspace Plus through 2020.
- TalkSpace: offering free online therapy for healthcare professionals who register with a work badge and/or NPI after downloading the app (Google Play or App Store). Once certified, healthcare professionals gain access to a free month of the Unlimited Messaging Plus plan.
- Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress COVID-19 Pandemic response Resources provides resources for professionals, families, leaders, training programs, publications and infographics on self-care during the pandemic.
- For The Frontlines Crisis Hotline: text FRONTLINE to 741741 for immediate chat support and free crisis counseling for health care professionals and essential workers. Offers support to deal with anxiety, fear, isolation, or other difficult emotions you may be experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- University of Kansas Medical Center Mental Health Toolkit for healthcare professionals provides links to free meditation apps and mental wellness self-care tips.
- The American Psychiatric Nurses Association Managing Stress and Self-Care During COVID-19 provides practical self-care tips and strategies to support the health and wellbeing of clinicians during the pandemic. Read about compassion fatigue and taking care of your mental health in the face of uncertainty. Complete resource links at bottom of page.
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: Distress in Times of Crisis Position Statement provides guidance on how organizations and nurses can manage the moral challenges with which they are faced in times of crisis.
