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Self-care within hospice and palliative care nursing

American Nurse

A literature review identifies opportunities to support nurses working in these care settings. Establishing goals of care and providing education regarding hospice and palliative care philosophies can better prepare patients and families for the inevitable struggles at the end of life. What does the literature say?

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‘Education is important but camping is importanter’ – Strategies in self care

The Nurse Break

Other similar articles on self care and wellbeing here. Education is important but camping is importanter’ – Strategies in self care. Self-care has been defined by many, with most definitions sharing a similar theme around a proactive self-approach to health and well-being.

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Promoting health literacy

American Nurse

The Health Care Education Association offers open source guidelines to help healthcare providers develop effective and efficient patient education. Do you have beliefs or feelings related to your health condition that we need to know so we can help you learn to care for yourself?” “Do Do you know anyone who has this condition?”

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Nursing student stress, role-modeling self-care

American Nurse

Nurse educators can role-model self-care behaviors to promote students’ personal health and wellness. Nursing students need to make time for their own self-care, and they need to know that it’s okay to make time for their personal health and wellness. Go, “Nurse Linck,” my coach cheered during track practices.

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Self-compassion in practice

American Nurse

Acknowledge your humanity and engage in self-forgiveness. Takeaways: Self-compassion is a form of self-care that may help increase joy, job satisfaction, and quality of life as well as decrease stress, anxiety, and burnout.

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Understanding the Silent Crisis: Suicide Among Nurses

American Nurse

2021), our country experienced a record high between 2017 and 2018, with 729 nurses in the United States dying by suicide. Promote access to confidential counseling services and Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs). Promote research on nurse suicide to better understand its causes and develop effective interventions.

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A call for healthy role models

American Nurse

Are nurse leaders serving as good examples of self-care? Takeaways: Nurse leaders must advocate for clinical nurses’ self-health and develop and support programs to ensure a healthy work-life balance for today’s workforce. See Healthy recommendations.) We measured health risk based on BMI.