Categories: Scrubs

Stress busters for nurses

3. Take your own pulse.
You’ve started your shift and the proverbial you-know-what has hit the fan. It seems that everything that can go wrong is doing just that. Many of these things are out of your control, so your day just seems to be getting more stressful as each moment passes. When this happens, you need to step back for a moment and focus on what needs to be done.

When you focus and prioritize, your stress levels may drop considerably. Often, stress at work is from not knowing what’s going on and not knowing how to handle everything. Remember that saying “At a cardiac arrest, the first thing you do is take your own pulse”? There’s a reason for that. You have to stop and focus before running off and losing control.

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Marijke Durning

Marijke is a professional writer who began her working career as a registered nurse over 25 years ago. After working in clinical areas ranging from rehab to intensive care, as a floor nurse to a supervisor, she found she could combine her extensive health knowledge with her love of writing. Although she has been published in a wide variety of publications for professionals and the general public, her passion is writing for the every day person to promote health literacy.

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