June 20, 2022 AMSN Webinar: Supporting Nurse Self-Care in the Workplace The webinar will examine how nurses can find ways to care for themselves, maintain job satisfaction & prevent burnout.
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December 19, 2021 Self-Care Tips and Wellness During the Holidays 11 Common examples of self-care activities

Self-care is simply a variety of activities that improve your sense of well-being, good mental health and keeping emotions and stress under control.

Taking care of yourself is an important part of building your personal resilience, bouncing back from stress, trauma, and burnout.

By taking care of yourself, you will gain improvement in your physical health, self-esteem, protect your mental health and all of this will lead to enhancing better relationships.

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November 18, 2021 Pet Therapy is Not Just for Patients How pet therapy dogs can reduce stress for nurses too.

In healthcare settings, staff continue to face busy, non-stop work environments. Finding appropriate breaks and downtime to mindfully refresh is increasingly difficult.

We have found at my facility that pet therapy dogs are just the right answer to providing a break from the constant daily work stresses. Many organizations have pet therapy programs in place for patients, but pet therapy is just as beneficial for the staff!

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