caring for yourself while caring for others
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Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others. Heidi Taylor, PhD, RN, NC-BC Associate Professor of Nursing, West Texas A&M University Integrative Nurse Coach. How Are You?. How are you feeling ? How are you functioning ? How are you relating ? How are you living ? How are you being ?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Caring for Yourself While Caring for OthersHeidi Taylor, PhD, RN, NC-BCAssociate Professor of Nursing, West Texas A&M UniversityIntegrative Nurse Coach
How Are You?
How are you feeling? How are you functioning? How are you relating? How are you living? How are you being?
How Is Everyone Else?
How are they feeling? How are they functioning? How are they relating? How are they living? How are they being?
The Nurse Practitioner’s Role as an Instrument of Healing
Does the Nurse Need Healing?
Professional Development
Part of Professional Development is Self-Development
Without a coherent sense of self, altruism can become “toxic” (credit Dr. Lisa Davis with term “Toxic Altruism”)
Nurse Practitioner Self-Development
Self-Reflection Self-Assessments Self-Evaluation Self-Care
Self-Reflection
Inner awareness of our Thoughts Feelings Judgments Beliefs Perceptions
Deepen our capacity for healing that is a lifelong journey into wholeness, harmony and balance
Self-Assessment Formal or Informal Deepens our experience of understanding our present way of life,
feelings and habits Dimensions
Life Balance and satisfaction Relationships Spiritual Mental Emotional Physical Environmental Health Responsibility
Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment (IHWA)
Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment (IHWA) Wheel
Environmental 7.
1. Life Balance & Satisfaction
2. Relationships
4. Mental Emotional 5.
Physical (Nutrition, Exercise, Weight) 6.
3. Spiritual
Health Responsibility 8.
Self-Evaluation
Requires that we explore our understanding and experiences of deep attention, intention, presence, and healing How do you let go of fixed ideas about yourself and others? How can you bear witness to your own joy as well as your
own suffering? What allows you to embrace all experiences directly? How can you use all the ingredients of your life?
Self-Care
A practice Engaging in health-related activities Using health promoting and desired behaviors Adopt a healthier lifestyle and enhance wellness
Making a Plan for Self-Care
We make a plan for patients every day, but rarely do caregivers make a self-care plan for themselves
Burn-out can lead to numbness and this makes it difficult to feel what is really going on
Decide you will always make time to care for yourself Without a plan, self-care takes remains low in priority
Principles of Self-Care
Develop a plan for doing your work in a way that is restorative, mindful, wholesome and healthy See your limits with compassion Set up a schedule that is sane Know those Practices and activities that can refresh you Involve, support and nourish other caregivers
Ideas for a Self-Care Plan Use relaxation, imagery, massage, play, exercise,
nutrition, arts, crafts Work with a partner for support and feedback Maintain a commitment to well-being Share responsibility for caregiving with others Create a way to support time-off Be aware of your limits Strengthen your tolerance for differences
Spend some Time Thinking About YOU!
Reflections
References
Dossey, B., and Luck, S. (2014). Nurse Coaching: Integrative Approaches for Health and Wellbeing. North Miami, FL: International Nurse Coach Association.
McElligott, D. (2013). The nurse as instrument of healing. In B. Dossey & L.Keegan (Eds.), Holistic nursing a handbook for practice (pp.827-842). Burlington, MS: Jones and Bartlett Learning.