New Nurse Leaders: Creating a Work-Life Balance and Finding Joy in Work

New nurse leaders assume complex and demanding roles. These time-consuming positions can prevent work-life balance and eventually lead to burnout. Joy in work has been described as a concept in health care opposite of burnout. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement developed a four-step model for addressing barriers to joy in the workplace. This article will describe how new nurse leaders can use the four-step model to evaluate barriers to joy...