Self care and Stress Management for nurses

a self focussed presentation for stress in healthcare

1. Self care and Stress Management

2. Objectives Understand the concept of stress Identify causes of stress and its impact on health and well-being Recognize signs of stress and implement effective stress management techniques Develop a personal self-care plan that addresses physical, emotional, and psychological well-being.

3. What is Stress? A feeling of emotional and physical tension. ‘Think of yourself as a bank account. You can keep spending, but if you don't turn around and put something back in, you're going to end up in a serious deficit.’ That leads to burnout.”

4. What causes Stress?

5. Signs of Stress

6. Harms that you are causing to yourself

7. Stress Management and Self care Set personal and professional boundaries Maintain a healthy social support network Select healthy food choices Engage in regular physical exercise Get an adequate amount of sleep each night Set realistic and fair expectations Grounding Unhooking Acting on our values

8. Let’s see what works for you?

9. Summary

10. References