Self nurturance: research trends and wellness model.

Employees deserve use of the latest theoretical and research knowledge to improve the wellness care that occupational health nurses provide. Self nurturance is a newly recognized component of adult wellness. Teaching self nurturance to employees can empower self responsibility for improved health. Occupational health nurses can use the Nemcek Wellness Model to structure a wellness practice that includes assessing employees' self nurturance practices, self nurturance knowledge, and wellness outcomes such as satisfaction with life and examining the effects health promotion interventions have on employees' self nurturance practices, self nurturance knowledge, and wellness outcomes. Correlational and experimental designs are suggested to expand self nurturance research.