Category: Self-Care

Health care providers are some of the key people who should be able to identify domestic violence and provide the appropriate assistance and referrals.  But what if the domestic violence is happening to that health care provider?  What if one of our own nurses is the victim?  What if YOU are the victim? As nurses, like all health care providers, […]

I guess I’m a little bit of a techie and just got a Fitbit which monitors my steps and activities. I enjoy watching my number of steps throughout the day. When I was a nurse, I would spend my time walking down large halls to see my patients and back to the nurse’s station to chart. Once I became an […]

As many of you know, I have been working a lot on my personal growth for some time. I recently discovered something about myself that I want to share with you in hopes that it may help some of you as well. It’s hard for me to believe that I never put this together until after many decades of soul-searching […]

A recent publication reported the story of a nurse who was still working in an emergency department after 23 years of dedicated service. During that time, she frequently experienced being spat upon, bitten, punched, slapped, cursed and even splashed in the face with bodily fluids. One of her latest encounters was the worst. Her patient was a man who had […]

Do you have an attitude of gratitude? Our society as a whole is so focused on things that go wrong rather than appreciating all the things that go right. When I was practicing nursing, I worked agency and would work at any hospital or unit where there was a need. Immediately, when I walked on to the unit, I could […]

Guest Post by Jill O’Hara, RN, CHHP, RMT Om, the sound of the Universe calling you! Most nurses are healers by nature, seeking to help others to a place of wellness in spite of the scientific nature of Allopathic medicine. We strive to correct and patch up the injured patients we encounter on a daily basis, hoping for miracle cures […]

At this time of year where we give gratitude and thanks for our life and families, it is also a great time to remember to be kind to yourself. If you are struggling with your career or have been at it for a while and do not see that you are making any progress, remember to be kind to yourself. […]

We can learn so much from nature. In nature, things are either flourishing or dying. I take that concept to heart because I want to continue growing and flourish instead of being on the other end of the spectrum. One of the ways to grow is to be a lifelong learner. Certainly, we have to take continuing education classes as […]

I remember when I was practicing nursing; it seemed that the rest of the world was on the weekday 9:00 to 5:00 schedule. However, I worked the 3:00 to 11:30 p.m. shift, five days a week and tried to make as much overtime as I could so I could pay back my student loans. My social life took a backseat. […]

By Elizabeth Scala These days the new catch phrase is ‘self-care’. We hear it all of the time; what are you doing to take care of yourself? How are you making your own health a priority? When do you exercise? Eat right? Meditate? It can get a bit overwhelming, even exhausting at times. As nurses we ‘know’ what we ought […]