'About wellness or self-care, I think the most important message is that [nurse leaders] need to model the behavior that you want your staff to adopt,' says Adele A. Webb, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, Assistant Dean, External Relations & Partnerships at Capella University.

You know you've done it. Downed a handful of almonds at your computer while reviewing reports and called it lunch. Checked (and sent) emails on vacation. Spent the day putting out fires without taking a break.

"I encourage leaders to be self-aware and look at your own behavior," Webb says in this issue's feature story on stress management. "Is this what you want for your staff? And if it isn't the behavior you want for your staff, then you need to find a way to adopt the behavior that you think is going to help them because it's going to help you, too."

Read on to get Webb's practical advice on how to become a stress management role model.

Also, in this issue:

• Data on nurse leaders' salary and compensation levels
• Managing communication between clinicians and ICU patients' family members
• The three medical errors that account for 75% of patient harm

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Jennifer Thew, RN
Senior Nursing Editor