Engaging Faith for Spiritual Fitness: Helping New Nurses Avoid Burnout.

Abstract

The experience of going from a student nurse to a working registered nurse can be quite an adjustment. Once the newness of the first job wears off, graduate nurses may be prone to unexpected burnout and compassion fatigue. The purpose of this article is to help student nurses recognize ways to engage their faith to lay the foundation for spiritual fitness and to plan for the spiritual care they will need to have a long, impactful, and satisfying career.