| Are you pressed for time in your nursing | | | | you and your needs. This will help you |
| profession? Are you always on the go? Do | | | | see what really is important to get |
| you ever feel stressed out? Are you | | | | done. And what is not important in your |
| stressed out during the day in your | | | | day. This can help reduce the stress in |
| nursing career? You know what I mean. | | | | your day by half. 2. Schedule time for |
| You get up in the morning and have to | | | | yourself. Every week take time for you. |
| rush out of the door to get to your | | | | Whether it is a whole day or a few hours |
| nursing job. At your job, you have 100 | | | | take the time for you. Watch a movie, |
| things coming at you and a list of tasks | | | | take a walk, get your nails done or go |
| to get done for the day. You rush home, | | | | get a massage. Do whatever you like to |
| you take care of the "stuff" at home, | | | | do to relax.Therefore it will help you |
| and do it again the next day. So how do | | | | focus and get more done. You will also |
| you deal with the stress in your nursing | | | | gain more energy. 3.If you have too much |
| profession? More and more nurses and | | | | to get done. Delegate tasks out to |
| nursing students are dealing with stress | | | | someone else. It is okay to get help. |
| at some point of the day. More and more | | | | Ask for help from friends,family, or |
| health issues are arising because of | | | | co-workers. Or hire someone to take some |
| stress. How can you kill the root of | | | | of the workload off of you. When you do |
| stress to live a better and healthier | | | | everything, stress takes over. Your life |
| career and life? Here are 3 easy steps | | | | will start to collapse. These actions |
| to manage stress through your nursing | | | | are a start to take a handle on stress. |
| day right now: 1. Plan your day. Write | | | | Pick two easy steps and start utilizing |
| down the tasks that you need to do for | | | | it. It is time to get back a better |
| the day. Use a day planner or a palm | | | | career and life. It will tremendously |
| pilot. There are many types of day | | | | help your physical body. |
| planners. Choose the one that works for | | | | |