In the demanding nursing profession, prioritizing self-care is important for physical and mental health. The following tips are designed to help you nurture your well-being so you’re as equipped as possible to deal with the challenges you face on a daily basis. When it comes to nurses and ...
Kim Richards’ class, Build your Own Self-Care Tool Box Workshop, is sorely needed in the nursing profession where our innate nature as caregivers spills into all aspects of our lives, and may lead to compassion fatigue and/or burnout. This class is a wake-up call to all fellow nurses:...
Then, it is understood that all things, people or professions perceived as feminine (as in the case of the nursing profession) are subordinated and oppressed compared to those perceived as masculine. Caring and knowledge patterns for self-care are proposed as resistance to inequalities generated by...
Self-care behaviours and practices of professional nurses working in primary health care clinics Background: Historically, the nursing profession focused on caring for patients, families and communities but neglected aspects of self-care. Self-care is ... ML Muhlare,C Downing - 《African Journal ...
My husband had surgery a few months ago. It was a semi-serious surgery that kept him in the hospital one night and then he was released to my care. Keep in mind that I am no nurse. In fact, blood and bodily fluids tend to make me a little squeamish. However, the doctor assured ...
The author reflects on the concept of stewardship in healthcare, particularly in the nursing profession and of one's self. He comments that in the traditional definitions of stewardship, particularly in religion, it means that it is a selfless servant who foresees the future trends and manages ...
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The National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX) is the examination that nursing graduates must pass to attain the title of registered nurse and practice professionally. Each year a substantial number of nursing graduates are unable to enter the nursing profession because of fail...
Nursing is a profession often characterized with high level of stress, physical and mental demands at work, which then can bring personal and social strains in nurses’ life. It is important to identify the factors, which can lead to nurses’ better subjective well-being. Objective This study ...
Formal caregivers such as personal support workers, health care aides and nursing aides [5,6] have not been the focus of research during the pandemic, yet they are on the front line by being in close contact with the patients they care for. As a result of their profession, formal ...