Recently, I worked with a nurse who made a med error. In the scheme of things it was minor. Yet, it did not feel minor when it occurred. She quickly realized she had made an error. She immediately checked and noted that there were few negative effects that would occur, and there was a moment…
Overcome “I’m not enough,” Invoke Self-Compassion
When you are faced with challenging situations and things don’t go as hoped for, it’s easy to feel discouraged and negative about yourself. If you had a role in the situation, you may be thinking “I should be doing more … I went about this in the wrong way ….” Then social comparison may creep…
Cultivate Optimism & Reap the Benefits
In healthcare it is easy to get caught up in negativity with the focus on disease, chief complaints and set backs for patients. This makes it all the more important for you to cultivate optimism. Optimism is generally defined as 1. focusing your attention on the positive side of situations and 2. Expecting good things…
A Care Plan for You
You make care plans for patients and plans for your family and for meals and appointments and vacations and…; what about making a self-care plan for you? The hectic life of working long hours being in demand throughout the day and again outside of work can lead you to feeling lost in the shuffle. Creating…
It’s Time to Replenish, before it’s too late
One image of burnout is a bank account that is overdrawn. You make deposits into your energy bank account with eating well, exercise, loving relationships, connecting to purpose and more. Withdrawals are made as you expend energy, caring for others, documentation, rushing to complete tasks, worrying, and other energy burners. Sometimes your energy account runs low.…
Fantasies of an Alternative Job
When burnt out at work, feeling exhausted, disconnected and having little impact, it’s not uncommon to think about alternatives. When I speak with people who are working with serious life issues like personal and family health matters, poverty, suicide threats and addiction, they often have fantasies of an alternative job. Some of the work…
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