As a nurse, life moves fast. Working long hours, managing emotional highs and lows, and caring for others with compassion. In the middle of it all, it’s easy to let your mental health take the backseat. Whether you’re working nights, rotating shifts, or adjusting to life on the road as a travel nurse, finding time to care for yourself can feel nearly impossible. Traditional therapy may not always align with your schedule or budget. That’s why I put together this list of 8 nurse-friendly online tools you can access anytime and anywhere, from apps that track your mood to guided meditations and online therapy.
Apps for Mental Health
Getting support for your mental health isn’t always easy. Long shifts, rotating schedules, and demanding workloads can make it tough to find time for in-person care. Fortunately, technology has provided us with mental health and mindfulness tools designed to support you anywhere, even when you’re constantly on the go. While these digital tools can’t fully replace in-person care or medication, they can help support your mental health journey.
Here are some of the highest-rated, nurse-friendly online mental health tools worth exploring:
Bearable: Mental Health Tracker
As a nurse, your schedule, stress levels, and sleep can change daily. Bearable can help you track how different shifts affect your mental and physical well-being. The app enables you to track your physical and emotional well-being, including journal entries, sleep quality, energy levels, and more. By identifying trends and potential triggers, Bearable can help you understand what influences your mental health and make informed decisions to support emotional stability and reduce burnout.
Cost: Free; $34.99/mo for premium.
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars (3.7K Ratings)
Happify: Positive Psychology and Happiness App
Happify is a science-based platform that helps you enjoy “lasting happiness.” The app features a range of science-based games, tools, and exercises designed to help you shift your mindset and promote wellness, while reducing stress. Rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy, it provides structured activities to encourage positivity, making it perfect for short breaks or unwinding after a long shift.
Cost: Free; $14.99/mo for premium
Rating: 4.5/5 (4.7K Ratings)
Moodfit: Track Your Moods
This free app helps you monitor your mental health and emotions. Moodfit offers tools such as mood tracking, CBT-based thought records, mindfulness exercises, and gratitude journaling. Moodfit is easy to use and is especially helpful for nurses with hectic schedules who want to stay balanced.
Cost: Free; $39.99/yr for premium.
Rating: 4.7/5 (2K Ratings)
BetterHelp: Online Therapy Platform
BetterHelp is a leading online therapy service connecting users with licensed therapists through messaging, phone, and video sessions. It offers flexible scheduling and a range of communication options, making professional mental health support more accessible and affordable. It’s a flexible option for nurses who may be on the road, working nights, or struggling to find time for in-person care.
Cost: $65-$100. The price is based on your location, source, preferences, and the therapist’s availability.
Rating: 4.8/5 (124K Ratings)
Meditation and Mindfulness Apps
Mindfulness isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a clinically proven tool to reduce symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression. Nursing comes with high-stakes situations that can leave your emotions heightened even after your shift ends. Mindfulness helps you pause, breathe, and reconnect.
Mindfulness has several immediate benefits, like reducing depressive symptoms and anxiety, managing pain, and improving your quality of life. Whether you’re recharging after a long day or trying to fall asleep before an early shift, these apps can help you center yourself.
Breethe: Deep Sleep App
If you’re tossing and turning, trying to get some sleep after back-to-back shifts, Breathe offers sleep stories, guided meditation, and bedtime visualization that can help you rest. The app focuses on promoting deep sleep and restfulness, and is most helpful for those who struggle to fall or stay asleep.
Cost: Free; $12.99/mo for premium
Rating: 4.7/5 (64.1K Ratings)
Calm: Relaxation and Meditation App
The Calm app remains one of the most downloaded meditation apps. You can download the basic features for free. This includes meditation courses, several breathing exercises, soothing music, and more. Whether you’re taking 10 minutes in the breakroom to regroup or need soothing sounds to get some rest before a night shift, Calm is a great choice.
Cost: Free basic features; $14.99/month for full access.
Rating: 4.8/5 (1.9M Ratings)
Headspace: Stress Release and Mindfulness App
Like Calm, Headspace offers a range of features, including sleep stories, guided meditation, and stress-release workouts. This is an excellent option for nurses seeking more structure in their mindfulness practice.
Cost: 14-day free trial; $12.99/month
Rating: 4.8/5 (1M Ratings)
Healthy Minds Program: Meditation & Mindfulness App
Created by neuroscientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Healthy Minds app provides podcast-style lessons and meditation practices rooted in research on well-being. A good fit for nurses who want practical tools they can use anywhere, like listening during a commute or between shifts.
Cost: Free
Rating: 4.9/5 (7.3K Ratings)
The Journey to Good Mental Health
You don’t have to face mental health alone. As a nurse, you undergo a great deal of emotional, physical, and mental stress. These online tools help lighten the load by making it easier to track symptoms, practice mindfulness, seek support, or take a breather.
Take the time to explore some of these online tools and find the one that works best for you. Most are free or offer free trials, allowing you to try out different options and determine which one fits best.
You care for others every day. Don’t forget to care for yourself, too. Nurture your mind. Rest when you need it. Take the first step to a calmer, healthier you.
Obesity is a complex and misunderstood disease affecting more than 2 out of 5 Americans. A common narrative about obesity is that those who struggle with it choose to have it, or that it’s their fault that they have it, when that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Nurses can struggle with obesity due to occupational challenges, such as irregular work schedules, stressful environments, and limited options for healthy meals.
Living with obesity can be difficult sometimes, but there are options nurses can take to care for themselves and live their lives to the fullest. Obesity care can include flexibility, support from others, and recognizing subtle, yet negative triggers that have derailed nurses from living healthy lives.
What is Obesity?
Many of us have heard of obesity at some point or another, but haven’t seen a clear definition that defines what it means besides what we hear from our peers or the media.
Obesity is a chronic disease that impacts anyone with too much body fat, or having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher.
Being obese isn’t only a problem of needing to lose weight or being too heavy. Those with obesity deal with other health issues such as heart disease, high blood pressure, liver disease, sleep apnea, and certain cancers.
When an obese person attempts to lose weight or eat healthier, they often encounter stigma and misconceptions that can be more harmful than helpful.
Our weight loss culture puts shame and blame on individuals instead of societal factors that have influenced weight gain, such as easy access to ultra-processed food, sleep deprivation, and stress from situations out of our control. Nurses who do shift work experience these same risks and are more likely to be obese, especially those working regular night shifts.
If you are obese or know someone who is, you likely understand that blaming individuals for their condition isn’t effective. Accusing someone of “bad behavior” as the reason for their health issues can lead to a loss of motivation and may cause them to give up on their efforts to become healthier.
It’s easier to see obesity for what it is— a chronic disease that impacts the body, not the mind. Somewhere along the way, signals in the body that regulate weight and appetite become out of sync, leading to excessive weight gain through the accumulation of fat deposits. When those with obesity realize that their weight gain isn’t a personal failing, it can be a huge relief, and even give them the space to know that they’re not at fault.
How Nurses Can Become Healthier
Nurses who deal with obesity have several treatment options available for them. One option is to ask a doctor about a tailored treatment plan that’s right for them.
Nurses can also ensure that the doctor they consult is compassionate and willing to listen to their concerns. Some medical providers aren’t up to date on the latest research on obesity and advise patients to “eat healthier and exercise,” when what patients need are small, concrete goals they can achieve through collaboration and understanding.
You can also reach out to a dietitian for help on how to eat healthier. Different types of foods impact us in different ways when it comes to fats, carbs, and protein.
A dietitian can also help you create a personalized eating plan instead. Diets can often emphasize cutting out certain foods to achieve faster weight loss results, but long-term weight loss is more successful when you choose foods that you enjoy and are healthy (think of veggies and fruits that aren’t too unappetizing to eat).
Support systems are also a significant tool that can help people with obesity. Nurses who are overweight or obese can look to their employers and communities and see what care options they have.
For nurses, some healthier choices can be:
- Buying vegetables and fruits from the hospital cafeteria
- Accessing hospital exercise equipment or walking tracks
- Take breaks every day when available
This principle also applies to employers. It takes a community to support a caring environment, which includes leaders ensuring that nurses have sufficient breaks to eat well, rest from stressful patient situations, and take enough time to fully decompress.
It’s also important to know that dealing with obesity isn’t a quick fix solution. Although there are weight loss medications that can be a breakthrough for many with obesity, they’re expensive and not available to the majority of people who need them.
Since obesity is a chronic disease, finding the right solution for you can involve trying various approaches, such as medication, exercise, a healthy diet, and seeking out people who will motivate you along the way. It can be challenging, but the reward is worth it to feel better and have a stronger body.
Nurses are under attack—literally. And one Philadelphia-based nurse-led organization is saying enough is enough. Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates has launched Protect Our Nurses, a bold, multi-channel advocacy campaign calling for federal legislation and national awareness to address the escalating epidemic of workplace violence against nurses and healthcare workers. The campaign seeks to reframe the issue not as a series of isolated incidents, but as what it truly is: a public health crisis.
At the forefront is Betty Long, MHA, RN, President, CEO, and Founder of Guardian Nurses. Her organization, which earned the 2023 Edge Runners honor from the American Academy of Nursing for its innovative Mobile Care Coordinator® program, is known for championing nurses. But this latest initiative is personal.
“According to an analysis by Press Ganey, every 25 minutes, a nurse is assaulted at work,” says Long. “In recent months, the nation has been shaken by harrowing headlines, with a fatal hostage situation in the ICU at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., and a horrifically violent attack on a nurse at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital.”
These incidents were the tipping point—but they’re far from isolated.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare workers are five times more likely to face workplace violence than employees in other fields. Nearly half of all nurses report being physically assaulted, and 68% say they’ve endured verbal abuse. The consequences ripple far beyond the hospital floor: 85% of nurses report anxiety, 60% report depression, and 81% report burnout, according to the CDC’s 2023 Vital Signs report.
From Tragedy to Action
The moment that moved Long from concern to action came when violence hit too close to home.
“Several months ago, a Philadelphia ER nurse was critically injured when a driver ‘ran over’ him and his two colleagues,” recalls Long. “Then, a nurse in Palm Beach, Florida, was brutally beaten by a patient and had multiple facial fractures and vision problems.”
She took the trauma to her team of 60 full-time nurses and asked a simple question: How many of you have been a victim of violence while working at the bedside?
“Forty-nine people raised their hands,” Long recalls. “Looking around the room, seeing their faces as they realized how many of their colleagues shared their history made me sick to my stomach. That was the moment I knew I had to do something.”
A Crisis Misunderstood
Part of the problem, Long explains, is how workplace violence in healthcare has been normalized—and minimized.
“For too long, the expectation has been that individual nurses must manage violent situations through de-escalation training, through ‘resilience,’ or by simply enduring it,” she says. “But if we call it what it is—a public health crisis—we shift the responsibility to where it belongs: institutions, legislators, and leaders.”
By framing it this way, the campaign aims to challenge the dangerous idea that violence is simply “part of the job” for nurses.
“When nearly 50% of workplace assaults happen in health care settings, and nurses are being punched, kicked, threatened, and traumatized on a daily basis, we’re far beyond isolated incidents,” says Long. “This is a pattern. It’s a system failure. And like any public health crisis, it demands a coordinated, national response.”
Mobilizing for Change
The Protect Our Nurses campaign features multiple components to amplify its message and mobilize public support:
- A Change.org petition hosted at ProtectOurNurses.com, urging Congress to make assault or intimidation of healthcare workers a federal crime
- Digital billboards in high-traffic areas across the Greater Philadelphia region and beyond
- A social media campaign centered around the message: “Nurses show up for us. It’s time we show up for them.”
- Targeted email outreach to Guardian Nurses’ network of partners and healthcare professionals
- A website pop-up banner at guardiannurses.com to drive awareness and action
And the advocacy won’t stop there. This June, Long traveled to Capitol Hill with the American Organization for Nursing Leadership to meet with legislators and push for long-overdue federal protections.
“We believe it’s time to turn outrage into action and demand the same protections for nurses that are already in place for flight crews and other public workers,” she says.
Stop the Violence, Join the Movement
Nurses are the backbone of healthcare. They care for patients at their most vulnerable. Now, they need care and protection themselves.
“This isn’t just a workplace issue,” says Long. “It’s a public health emergency. It shouldn’t be tolerated. It shouldn’t be downplayed by management. And it sure as hell shouldn’t be normalized.”
To learn more and add your voice, visit ProtectOurNurses.com or Guardiannurses.com. Sign the petition. Share the message. Protect the protectors. Because violence should never be part of the job description.
It’s National Pride Month! Although Pride is celebrated annually in June, the queer community deserves recognition every month, not just once a year.
This applies to queer nurses, too. When workplaces strive to be LGBTQ+ inclusive, nurses “out of the closet” can feel more empowered to be who they are. Plus, happier nurses make for better healthcare experiences for patients and fellow nurses.
Making a workplace LGBTQ-friendly doesn’t have to be time-consuming or too hard. Open, accepting environments and a willingness to understand can go a long way to help queer nurses feel at home.
Inclusivity for Queer Nurses
Some nurses and other healthcare professionals may be unaware of basic queer terms and what they mean. LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (or questioning). Queer is a term for anyone who is not heterosexual or cisgender and can sometimes be used in place of LGBTQ.
The acronym also includes anyone who is nonbinary or doesn’t identify with the gender they were born with. Others may add “IA” at the end for intersex and asexual, or a plus for the expanding forms of sexuality that exist.
Other than being out of the loop with queer issues, others may be uncomfortable with addressing queer medical topics or working with LGBTQ nurses due to homophobia or systemic barriers like harassment and microaggressions.
Acceptance for queer identities has come a long way from decades ago when being queer meant meant having a psychiatric disease. But being a professional out of the closet today can still come with challenges at work. According to a study by the Center for American Progress and NORC, 46% of LGBTQ employees report being harassed at work.
When queer nurses face stigma and harmful biases at work, they may feel afraid to engage in casual conversations about their same-sex partner or avoid interaction altogether with coworkers to protect their peace.
Medical spaces should be accepting of all nurses who work there, regardless of sexuality. So how can managers and nurses work together to create a safe zone for queer nurses?
How to Create a Safe Space for LGBTQ Nurses
There are many ways nursing leaders can cultivate a welcoming environment for queer nurses. Below are some strategies to put into practice.
Review non-discrimination policies: If you don’t have a non-discrimination policy, it’s strongly recommended that you add one to protect minority employees. The National LGBTQIA Health Education Center suggests adding the terms sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression to non-discrimination policies for LGBTQ employees. This also shows that your workplace values inclusivity and diversity for queer people.
Use inclusive language: In documents and conversations with others, use non-gendered terms. Language such as people, team, and using third-person pronouns like they and them are acceptable and applicable to everyone.
Engage in LGBTQ-based training: Some nurses may be unfamiliar with the LGBTQ community’s efforts or available ally training. Training that educates staff and leadership on basic knowledge of LGBTQ terms and queer history can foster inclusivity among coworkers.
Organizations such as the Safe Zone project offer free curriculum on how to be a queer ally. Their packet also provides a safe zone sticker to paste on your door or work area.
Celebrate Pride Month: Every June for Pride Month, you can include promotional materials in your office, such as posters, rainbow flags, or flyers about other LGBTQ health organizations in your area. World AIDS Day and National Transgender Day of Remembrance are two other pride-themed events you can support in your workplace outside of June.
Pride inclusivity doesn’t have to happen for every queer holiday— for example, include workshops for employees on health topics that impact the queer community like stress management and discrimination. Creating a diversity committee with queer nurses is also a great way to feature medical issues involving the queer community and giving LGBTQ nurses a voice in leadership.
Ivette Palomeque, RN, recalls the incident as though it happened yesterday—even though it occurred many years ago while working for a different health system. As a new nurse with less than a year of bedside experience at the time, she was already no stranger to managing irate patients and their frustrated family members and visitors. But that day was different. Palomeque was in a crowded room with clinicians performing CPR on a patient who had just coded. “All of a sudden, the patient’s spouse ran into the room and started frantically kicking and punching the people who were trying to save their spouse’s life,” said Palomeque, now a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston. The individual was removed from the room but quickly returned. The kicking and punching intensified to the point where the medical team had to stop CPR. Tragically, the patient didn’t survive. “The next thing I knew, a huge group of family members came in screaming at us, threatening extreme violence,” Palomeque shared. “Nurses were hiding. It was a truly terrifying experience that I’ll never forget.”
Violence is Not “Part of the Job”
Palomeque’s experience is not an isolated story. Palomeque can recall many examples of workplace violence before coming to Memorial Hermann, including seeing a pregnant colleague getting kicked in the abdomen and watching as fellow nurses had to run for cover when situations became violent. Thankfully, Palomeque is quick to say she feels safer coming to work after joining Memorial Hermann.
Unfortunately, that is not the case in all hospitals. Findings from a 2021 Texas Nurses Association report stated that nearly 40% of nurses reported experiencing physical violence at work, while over 70% said they had faced verbal abuse. Even these figures might understate the problem as, historically, many hospital employees say they don’t always report incidents, fearing retaliation or believing that dealing with abuse is “just part of the job.”
But violence is not—and should never be—a part of a nurse’s job. Nurses are real people who feel a calling to help others. They should feel safe when caring for their patients. Memorial Hermann is focused on fostering a culture where every staff member understands that abuse is unacceptable, and this effort has become a personal passion of mine. At Memorial Hermann, we are not just talking about prioritizing workplace safety—we’re taking action. We are committed because we believe no nurses or health care providers should have to choose between their own safety and caring for a patient.
The Reality of Workplace Violence
Every day, hospitals face situations that have the potential to turn violent. The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic—distrust, fear, and anger—combined with patients’ pain and frustration create a volatile environment. People seem to have less patience, are quicker to anger, and often believe lashing out at healthcare workers is acceptable.
According to OSHA, 73% of all reported workplace violence incidents occur in a healthcare setting, and Press Ganey & Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) data shows that reported assaults against nursing personnel jumped 5% year over year—ranging from shouting and cursing to physical attacks such as hitting and throwing objects.
At Memorial Hermann, initiatives from our Workplace Violence Prevention Task Force have led to year-over-year improvements in the safety of our employees at work. Despite our best efforts, we know we might never reach zero incidents, but we are committed to keeping that number as low as possible. We want to continue providing transparency to our frontline staff about our ongoing efforts to keep them safe.
A Two-Pronged Approach
Memorial Hermann’s strategy to combat workplace violence focuses on clinical caregiver communication and enhanced security measures. De-escalation training is mandatory for clinical staff and available to all employees. This training helps employees identify potential threats, remain vigilant, and develop exit strategies when dealing with difficult individuals.
At Memorial Hermann-TMC, the Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) consistently addresses workplace violence through a structured, multi-tiered response system. Behavioral incidents are meticulously tracked, allowing staff to anticipate and prepare for potentially volatile situations with patients or family members. If a patient exhibits escalating aggression—ranging from cursing to physical outbursts—this information is documented in the patient’s chart and flagged in their electronic health record. In addition, predictive scoring is done every shift to develop individualized care plans proactively focused on safety.
The three levels of behavioral response include the Early Intervention Huddle, where a BERT clinician responds to emerging concerns; Code BERT, which involves both a BERT clinician and security officer for more serious incidents; and Code Green, activated when a patient becomes verbally or physically threatening, prompting security to secure the area before the BERT team intervenes.
Facility security has been upgraded with weapons detection technology, and security officers now wear body cameras to document behavioral incidents. We have also increased the number of security personnel and improved their visibility throughout the hospital. High-risk areas such as the Emergency Center, intensive Care, Labor and delivery, and Pediatrics units receive increased attention, with security officers conducting regular rounds, both independently and with clinical staff.
Looking ahead, Memorial Hermann is exploring advanced technologies, such as facial recognition and license plate readers, to identify individuals with a history of violent behavior before they enter our facilities.
Building a Culture of Kindness
One of Memorial Hermann’s most impactful initiatives is our Kindness Campaign. In partnership with our Legal and Marketing teams, we revised our Code of Conduct and created internal signage reminding everyone entering our facilities that our employees are also human beings. Each one is someone’s mother, father, sibling, or child. At its core, the message is simple: kindness matters. Healthcare workers are doing their best to provide care in challenging circumstances. A little empathy can go a long way in fostering a safer, more supportive environment for everyone.
Advocacy for Safety
While we tirelessly work within our own walls to ensure our nurses feel heard and protected, our voice does not stop there. We extend our advocacy beyond our facilities to address broader industry challenges. Workplace violence in hospitals is costly on multiple levels. It is a factor in the ongoing nursing staffing crisis as more nurses leave the profession. Hospitals must prioritize workplace safety to retain and protect their workforce.
Texas made strides in addressing workplace violence during the 2023 state legislative session, during which lawmakers passed three critical laws with significant input from healthcare advocates. I had the opportunity to testify on behalf of Memorial Hermann and am thrilled that the following bills were enacted into law:
- SB 240: Requires healthcare facilities to prioritize employee safety through initiatives like Workplace Violence Protection Task Forces.
- SB 840: Elevates the penalty for assaulting health care workers from a misdemeanor to a felony in Texas.
- SB 1004: Makes tampering with or removing an ankle monitor a felony offense. This bill was prompted in part by the tragic shooting at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, where the suspect had removed his ankle monitor and could not be tracked. While not solely focused on workplace violence, it addresses a significant public safety gap.
I will continue to advocate during the current legislative session so I and other nursing leaders can speak on behalf of nurses and, hopefully, make a real difference.
We are committed to keeping our nurses safe and ensuring they feel supported daily. By advocating for stronger protections and continuously improving our security measures, Memorial Hermann strives to create a workplace where violence is rare, and kindness is the norm. We hope our efforts today are shaping a safer tomorrow for all who work in the healthcare industry.
Loneliness is a familiar feeling that affects many nursing students. Nursing school is challenging to navigate with the pressures of keeping up with grades and passing exams. It can almost feel like there’s no time to mingle with classmates and form lifelong bonds like on traditional college campuses.
Some well-intended advice might be to “meet new people,” but nursing students are often overwhelmed by college work and clinicals, which can leave them with limited time to socialize.
Knowing that nursing students aren’t alone and feel isolated is comforting. Loneliness can be hard to navigate, especially if it makes you feel sad and depressed.
Thankfully, there are ways you can cope with those heavy emotions and feel like you’re not completely alone. Below are some strategies to use when feeling isolated from your nursing life.
1. Accept that things will get better
Although it can feel like loneliness is never-ending, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Once new students feel settled, they can find friends later in the semester.
Some nursing students find their people at clinicals, where it’s easier to form relationships with people they’re working with to solve a problem. Nursing is all about critical thinking and problem solving through teamwork, and what better way to do that than with other nurses?
It’s also possible to advance into school without making friends. That’s okay— you can still make it through the year and end up fine. Many choose to focus on their studies and graduate without forming new connections. You may create new bonds at a nursing job or a professional organization.
Either way, there’s nothing wrong with feeling alone at the moment. It’s completely valid and normal for nursing students navigating challenging workloads.
2. Focus on improving your mental health
Loneliness is a hard feeling to shake off. Feeling alone isn’t always an issue that needs to be addressed, but feeling lonely could be if it’s impairing your grades and self-esteem.
Other symptoms of loneliness that are maladaptive include wanting to isolate from others, avoiding new places and people, or feeling different from everyone else. These symptoms can form with a new life change, like starting nursing school, navigating present mental health issues, or dealing with a personal issue separate from school.
It is crucial to pause and acknowledge when loneliness must be addressed. If it’s making you feel bad most of the time, it can turn into chronic stress and even depression.
One way to manage loneliness is to seek help through therapy. If you don’t see a therapist, your school or university may be able to provide one for free. Talking through how you feel and what is affecting you can be a great way to release all of that mental pressure from your mind.
Another way is to learn how to be okay with being alone. There’s a common misconception that the more people around us, the less lonely we feel. That’s not always the case. Loneliness can still happen even if we’re surrounded by a study group or people we know.
Invest in learning about what self-care looks like when you’re alone. Maybe you feel better about yourself when you spend time with a pet. Or perhaps you can try a new hobby by yourself, like knitting or attempting an arts and crafts project.
3. Nourish the relationships you already have
Current relationships can bring the compassion we need when our emotional reserve is too low. Ask a friend near you or a family member to go out with you for an activity you like. You can also stay in and spend some time with them watching a movie.
Spending time with people we know, and love can distract you from your thoughts and remind you that you have a life outside of nursing school. Friends can also give you the support and laughter to hold you up wherever you feel overwhelmed and crushed by the weight of nursing responsibilities.
Loneliness from nursing school can be tough to deal with. But with the right support system, resources, and acceptance, you can face whatever roadblocks lie in your path.
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