Self-Care for New and Student Nurses
Fontaine, Cunningham, May · 2nd Edition
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Self-Care for New and Student Nurses (2nd Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 20 chapters.
Overview
Self-Care for New and Student Nurses (2nd Edition) organizes 20 chapters into five sections, moving from the fundamentals of stress, burnout, and resilience through the mind, body, and spirit of a nurse, the transition to practice, and finally the heart of a nurse. This study guide is written from scratch to follow that same structure, so you review in the same order Fontaine, Cunningham, and May present the material and always know which self-care dimension a chapter addresses. For every chapter you get a plain-English summary of the key concepts, learning objectives laid out up front, and exam-style practice questions with a full rationale for every answer, so it teaches you why each choice is right or wrong rather than just handing you a key. You'll start with Section I's fundamentals of stress, burnout, resilience, and an appreciative mindset, then move through Section II's chapters on self-care for underrepresented and LGBTQIA+ nursing students, racial trauma and healing, narrative practices, and strengths-based self-care. From there you'll work through Section III's spirituality, sleep, exercise, and nutrition, Section IV's transition-to-practice topics like nurse residency programs and choosing a healthy work environment, and finish with Section V's chapters on mattering, compassionate care, and leading under pressure. Every chapter is matched to how the 2nd Edition organizes the material so your review stays aligned with your transition-to-practice or nursing orientation course sequence. As you study you'll practice the same resilience-building, self-aware reasoning that nurse residency programs and student wellness courses both test. Whether you're prepping for a course exam or your first year of practice, this printable companion is built to be highlighted, annotated, and kept for the whole course, from your first shift through your first full year of practice. Original, independently written, and not affiliated with the publisher.
Aligned with transition-to-practice and nurse residency coursework — the practice questions mirror how these programs test resilience, self-care, and professional identity development.
- 600+ practice questions
- 20 chapters
- ~120 pages
- Instant PDF download
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- Stress, burnout, and self-care fundamentals
- Resilience, growth, and an appreciative mindset
- Self-care for underrepresented nursing students
- Racial trauma and healing in nursing
- Narrative practices and strengths-based self-care
- Spirituality and self-care
- Sleep, exercise, and nutrition for nurses
- Reflecting on self-care in clinical practice
- Nurse residency programs, preceptors, and mentors
- Choosing a healthy work environment
- Compassionate care and reducing burnout
- Leading under pressure as a new nurse
Need the textbook itself?
The textbook itself, by Dorrie K. Fontaine, Tim Cunningham, and Natalie B. May (Sigma Theta Tau International), organizes 20 chapters across five sections spanning the fundamentals of self-care through leading under pressure.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales.
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What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 20 chapters of Self-Care for New and Student Nurses (2nd Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
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Does this match the 2nd Edition specifically?
Yes — it's built around the 2nd Edition print release (a related EPUB-only release also exists for the same edition), following its five-section, 20-chapter structure. Note the full author team includes Natalie B. May in addition to Fontaine and Cunningham.
Is this the textbook or a study guide?
It's an original, independently written study guide that reviews the same topics in the same order — plain-English summaries, learning objectives, and exam-style practice questions with rationales. It does not reproduce the textbook and isn't affiliated with the publisher.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 2nd Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Self-Care for New and Student Nurses — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Self-Care for New and Student Nurses (2nd Edition) by Fontaine, Cunningham, May. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the publisher or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.