Self-Care

Those who were able to attend Tuesday's meeting learned about resiliency, gratitude and self-care. Our wonderful president-elect, Tam Burks, shared a month of self-care activities (attached). 

Oxford dictionaries defines self-care as the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health. This includes physical, emotional and spiritual health. Self-care can help you in many ways:

• reduce and manage stress and anxiety
• improve your cognitive function and performance
• boost your immune system and lower your risk of illness
• foster resilience and decrease burnout
• increase quality time with family, friends and patients

Remember what the flight attendants always say:  “put your oxygen mask on first,” before helping others". You can't help anyone else if you're not at your best.

November is a month of gratitude. It's ok to be grateful for YOU. Take some time every day to honor you. It doesn't have to be a grand or time consuming act. We challenge you to start your self-care practice this month. 

Resources for you:

• Self-care for Nurses: Tips to Avoid Burn-out https://onlinenursing.twu.edu/blog/self-care-for-nurses
• Self Care Tip Sheet - American Psychiatric Nurses Association http://www.apna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/APNASelfCareTipSheet.pdf
• The Ultimate Guide for Self-care for Nurses www.registerednursing.org/articles/ultimate-guide-self-care-nurses/

Resources for Caregivers (in honor National Family Caregivers Month):

• A Caregiver Guide to Self-care www.care2caregivers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Caregiver-Self-Care-Booklet-English.pdf
• Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers www.caregiver.org/resource/taking-care-you-self-care-family-caregivers/