Are you ready to take control of nursing stress to live a better life? Are you pressed for time in your nursing profession? Are you always on the go? Do you ever feel stressed out? Are you stressed out during the day in your nursing career? You know what I mean. You get up in the morning and have to rush out of the door to get to your nursing job. At your job, you have 100 things coming at you and a list of tasks to get done for the day. You rush home, you take care of the “stuff” at home, and do it again the next day. So how do you deal with the stress in your nursing profession? More and more nurses and nursing students are dealing with stress at some point of the day. More and more health issues are arising because of stress. How can you kill the root of stress to live a better and healthier career and life?
We know the added stress in the health care industry right now is taking a toll on all health care professionals. When you get run down and exhausted, you open yourself to illness and making mistakes.
Here are 3 easy steps to manage nursing stress during your day:
1. Plan your day
Plan your day. Write down the tasks that you need to do for the day. Use a day planner or a digital planner on your phone. There are many types of day planners and apps to assist you. Choose the one that works for you and your needs. This will help you see what really is important to get done. And what is not important in your day. This can help reduce the stress in your day by half.
2. Make time for yourself
Schedule time for yourself. Every week take time for you. Whether it is a whole day or a few hours take the time for you. Watch a movie, take a walk, get your nails done or go get a massage. Do whatever you like to do to relax. This will help you focus, accomplish more and increase your energy level and take control of nursing stress.
3. Learn to delegate
If you have too much to get done, delegate tasks out to someone else. It is okay to ask for help. Ask for help from friends, family, or co-workers. Consider hiring someone to take some of the workload off of you. When you do everything, stress takes over. Your life will start to collapse.
These actions will help you start to manage your stress. Pick two of the easy steps above and start utilizing them. It is time to get back a better career and life. It will tremendously help your physical body and emotional well-being to take control of your stress.
Taking control of your nursing stress and ensuring you are at your best will help you function better at work and at home, eliminating mistakes on the job or at home.
We know this is a stressful time for nurses and you are in our thoughts. Please contact us if you need assistance with your nursing license, a waiver or have a general question regarding protecting your license, your livelihood and your reputation.
You can reach Texas Nursing Lawyers, Buck Johnson and Deborah Goodall via our contact us form or by calling us at (214) 384-1902.