You Give Everything to Your Patients.
This Course Helps You Give Something Back to Yourself.
15 CE hours of evidence-based stress relief — built specifically for nurses, by a stress science professor who has helped thousands of healthcare workers finally feel better without adding anything more to their plate.
- Designed around the real demands of nursing — not generic wellness advice
- Practical tools you can use during breaks, after shifts, and before sleep
- 100% online, self-paced — earn credit on your schedule
- Grounded in 30+ years of stress science and nervous system research
Course at a Glance
You Already Know Why This Is Hard.
Nursing stress is different from regular work stress. The stakes are higher, the hours are longer, and the emotional weight doesn't clock out when you do. This course was built with that reality in mind.
Your Body Doesn't Get to Rest
Long shifts, rotating schedules, and constant vigilance train your nervous system to stay on high alert — even when you're finally off the floor. That's not weakness. That's a pattern your body learned.
Your Mind Carries It Home
The patients. The decisions. The ones that didn't make it. Emotional carryover is one of the most underaddressed causes of burnout in nursing — because few wellness programs teach you how to actually process it.
Traditional "Self-Care" Doesn't Fit Your Life
Yoga retreats and hour-long meditations don't work when you have a 12-hour shift at 5 a.m. tomorrow. You need tools that take 5–10 minutes, work anywhere, and actually reset your nervous system.
Stress Isn't a Personal Weakness.
It's a Nervous System Pattern.
Stress isn't caused by how strong you are. It's caused by how often your nervous system is activated — and how rarely it gets to fully recover.
Nursing trains the brain to stay "on"
Constant alertness, rapid decisions, and emotional demands activate your stress response dozens of times per shift — often without full recovery between them.
That pattern becomes your baseline
Over time, your nervous system stops recognizing "off." Even at home, your body stays primed for the next emergency — making real rest nearly impossible.
This course resets that pattern
You'll learn evidence-based techniques to downregulate your stress response on demand — so recovery actually happens, and burnout stops building.
The Nursing Stress Cycle
Alerts, decisions, emergencies
Can't switch off, even after work
Fatigue, irritability, burnout builds
Real rest. Real relief. Real resilience.
Six Skills That Change How Stress Feels
These aren't concepts to memorize for a test. They're practical tools you'll practice repeatedly — so they're available when you need them most.
Calm Your Nervous System on Demand
Learn breathing and relaxation techniques backed by neuroscience — ones that work in 2–5 minutes and are simple enough to use in a break room or parking lot.
Quiet Racing Thoughts After Shifts
Guided imagery and mindfulness practices designed to help nurses disengage from the mental replay that keeps the workday alive long after it ends.
Fall Asleep Faster, Rest More Deeply
Practical recovery exercises for before sleep — especially helpful for night-shift nurses whose schedules make quality rest even harder to come by.
Reduce Reactivity and Emotional Overload
Understand why emotional carryover happens — and practice techniques that help you process difficult experiences instead of carrying them home in your body.
Stop the Cycle Before It Becomes Burnout
Learn to recognize early warning signs and apply targeted prevention tools — so you respond to stress before it compounds, not after the damage is done.
Build a Sustainable Wellness Practice
The course gives you a toolkit you keep forever. Guided audio, repeatable exercises, and practices that become more effective the more you use them.
Not All CE Stress Courses Are Created Equal
Most CE stress courses give you information. This one gives you transformation — practical skills you'll actually use.
- Focus on information, not skills
- Generic content not built for nurses
- Teach coping — not actual recovery
- No guided practices to return to
- Little attention to bodily stress responses
- Passive reading and test-taking
- Focuses on nervous system recovery
- Designed specifically for nurses
- Teaches prevention AND relief
- Includes guided audio you keep forever
- Targets both body and mind
- Active practice — not passive consumption
What Every Module Includes
Each module delivers practical support — not homework. Short, clear, and immediately useful.
Clear Science Explanations
Short, engaging lessons that explain exactly what's happening in your body during and after stress — so the tools make sense and stick.
Guided Relaxation Audio
Professionally produced relaxation and breathing sessions you can return to anytime — during breaks, before sleep, or after a hard day.
"Quick Relief" Tools
2–5 minute techniques designed for real nursing life — short enough for a break, effective enough to feel a genuine shift in your nervous system.
Reflection Activities
Guided prompts that help you apply what you're learning to your actual nursing experience and daily life.
Practices You Keep Forever
Everything you access during the course stays with you. Return to the guided audio and tools anytime — long after you've earned your CE hours.
Post-Test & CE Certificate
Score 70% or above on the post-test, complete your activity assessment, and your 15.0 NCPD contact hours are ready to submit.
No deadlines. No pressure. Start today — or whenever you're ready.
Real Nurses. Real Results.
These aren't cherry-picked success stories. This is what nurses consistently say when they complete the course.
The videos were so engaging, and I loved all of the guided imagery meditations. This course will undoubtedly make a lasting impact on me. The best CE course I've ever taken — and I've taken a lot of them.
I never understood that stress isn't caused by the event itself — it's how I interpret it. Learning that I have real power over my own stress response changed everything. What a fabulous journey through so many beneficial topics.
I've worked in nursing for 18 years, and I've never had a CE course that actually changed my daily life. The breathing techniques alone have helped me sleep better than I have in years. I come back to the guided audio every week. This wasn't just a CE course — it was the reset I didn't know I needed.
Taught by a Professor Who Has Spent 30+ Years in Stress Science
Dr. Michael Olpin, PhD is a professor of Health Promotion at Weber State University and director of a university stress relief center.
- 30+ years teaching stress management, mindfulness, and nervous system recovery to students, professionals, and healthcare workers
- Author of the textbook Stress Management for Life and 9+ books on wellness and human performance
- 38 years of personal meditation practice — teaches from direct experience, not just theory
- Corporate training for American Express, Hill Air Force Base, and hundreds of organizations
- Developed this course directly with nursing leadership to address what nurses actually experience
"Nurses were burning out faster than traditional stress programs could help. Dr. Olpin's course gives nurses tools that are grounded, practical, and aligned with the real demands of nursing life."
— Dr. Liz Close, PhD, RN | Director, Utah Nurses AssociationDesigned to Fit Your Life.
You're already doing enough. This course works around nursing schedules — not against them.
100% Online
Complete the entire course from any device — phone, tablet, or computer. No commute, no classroom.
Self-Paced
Most lessons take 10–20 minutes. Work through the course in short sessions that fit between shifts or on breaks.
Guided Audio — Yours to Keep
Every relaxation and breathing practice is yours permanently. Return to them anytime — during a break, before sleep, or on a difficult day.
15.0 NCPD Contact Hours
Score 70% or above on the post-test and complete your activity assessment. Your NCPD certificate will be emailed directly to you.
3 Attempts on the Post-Test
You have three attempts to pass at 70% or above. Questions are presented in a consistent order to help you prepare confidently.
University of Utah Accredited
Provided by the University of Utah Health, accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Your Turn to Be Cared For
You Care for Others Every Single Day.
Start Caring for Yourself — and Earn CE Credit for It.
This course was made for nurses who are running low. It meets you where you are, gives you real tools, and sends you back to work with something you didn't have before.
Enroll Now — Earn 15 CE Hours →
