Self-Care for New and Student Nurses STUDENT WORKBOOKSelf care is not selfish. Nurses should be entitled, in fact, expected, to care for themselves with the same creativity and compassion that they use to care for others. Nurses don't flourish simply by fostering the well being of others. The nursing profession is inherently meaningful in that we care for patients and families during their most vulnerable moments. But meaningful work has its limits. A major thread throughout this book is that we don't