Self-Leadership for Nurse Practitioners in Complex Times

The caregiver archetype is common among nurse practitioners (NPs). The desire to care for and meaningfully impact others can also have a shadow side, leaving NPs feeling 1 or more of the 3 key dimensions of burnout: a lack of professional effectiveness, emotional exhaustion, and/or detachment from their patients. The current health care climate is highly complex and in constant churn with widespread complaints of administrative burden on providers, whereas national surveys report pervasive dissatisfaction among patients and providers alike. Evidence-based strategies to practice personal resiliency and self-care and how to intentionally grow as adults are presented as self-leadership remedies for NPs to move beyond reactivity into wise, fulfilled professionals. (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.