Our most recent blog post on how you, as a nurse or Professional Legal Nurse Consultant, deal with your own mental during this pandemic received such a hugely warm response. We’re sharing all y’alls ideas on how to take care of ourselves during these unprecedented times.
It’s no secret that Covid-19 has taken a large toll on our emotional health. Being in nursing during a pandemic has affected us trifold: at work, home, and in the wallet.
We, at Jurex, set out to find out ways you, as nurses and PLNCs, take care of yourself.
We were greeted with a flood of self care ideas. We’re sharing some of the highlights here.
Nurses and PLNCs Self Care Ideas:
- Listen to a nurturing podcast EVERY DAY. “It helped me so much when I was discouraged that I began sharing it with others. They listened and started subscribing”.
- Bath time. “Nothing more relaxing than being in a hot bath surrounded with candles, rose pedals, add bubble bath, soft music with the lights off or down low, and a glass of wine!!!”
- Meditation and/or prayer. “These can be super important to self care”.
- Laughter. “Laughter is a great ingredient. Also, finding at least a little time to talk to an old friend just to check on each other can be refreshing”.
- Listening to music. “I especially like to listen to my favorite songs on repeat so I can get in ‘the zone’ or listen to my playlist”.
- Pamper yourself. “Taking a day to pamper yourself is fabulous cause you have to be kind to yourself”.
- Exercise. “Walking counts as exercise. How about a walk, especially after a meal, in your neighborhood?”
- #SelfCareSunday. “I found this hashtag online and I wanted to share it with all my nurse colleagues and Professional Legal Nurse Consultants”.
- Read. “My tablet doubles as my bookshelf. I can make the font bigger so it doesn’t strain my eyes. I end up getting sleepy, which my body must need”.
- Journal. “I write down only the things I’ve done. It’s such a feeling of accomplishment”.
- Take a short nap. “Sometimes I have to take a nap during my break at work. I’ll divide the time in half: eat then nap. I usually feel refreshed (but not always)”.
- Clean out a closet. “When I finished cleaning out my front hall closet, I felt so accomplished. You would’ve thought I had just earned my degree”.
- Binge watch a series. “There’re so many great series out there to watch. I check which ones are trending and I’d recommend starting with the #1 series this week”.
- Bake something. “The house smells so good whenever I bake something. I wish I could bottle that smell”.
- Move while watching TV. “Stand up during commercials and move. Any movement will do”.
- Drink water. “I bought myself a beautiful big water bottle and now I love to drink water out of it”.
- Go outside. “Nursing requires you to be inside so much. Whenever I can, I go outside and just take in the sites and sounds of nature”.
- Get a pet. “A furry friend can make all the difference”.
Lastly, as one PLNC said “We are in complicated times, but our approach to it matters! By making a change from within ourselves, we may be able to carry on ourselves and help each other”…
P.S. Let’s continue to help each other out. Pass along this link to your nurse friends here.
