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Frazzled, Fried... Finished? A Guide to Help Nurses Find Balance
By Joan C. Borgatti, RN, MEd
It's
hard to turn around in any bookstore these days without
knocking a self-help book off the shelves. Self-care is
the buzzword of this decade, because technology has launched
our world into hyper speed.
Self-care has shown up on our radar screens because there is now a realization that living life at warp speed does not a good life make. Technology, which was supposed to make our lives easier, has provided us with the ability to take on even more work. We work harder and faster, but with a lingering sense that something is missing. And what is missing is often ourselves.
It's difficult to live a truly fulfilled life without understanding what our needs are and how to best meet them. And the opposite is also true. If we take good care of ourselves, we have the time to reflect, consider, dream, and act on plans that can bring us fulfillment in our personal and professional lives.
Let's look at how we might better care for ourselves...
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 Volunteer Intern Opportunity in Ghana!-
Sponsored by The Medical Staffing
By Jennifer Staple
Eliminate Preventable Blindness in Ghana
Unite For Sight
(www.uniteforsight.org) is a 501©3 nonprofit organization that empowers communities
worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. The
organization has a medical internship opportunity in Ghana from November
1 through December 20, 2004.
Volunteers will receive training and will then screen patients for operable cataracts, coordinate cataract surgeries in an eye clinic, distribute eyeglasses and conduct eyes health education in local schools. This program is a continuation of a very successful Unite For Sight cataract surgery program in Humjibre during Summer 2004.
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 11 Things NOT to Do the First Week on Your New Job
by Susan Dunn
According to Daniel Goleman, author of "Emotional Intelligence", the hardest thing kids must do is break into an already-formed play group. In adult life, that's starting a new job.
We are intensely territorial at heart. Our reptilian brains are keyed to be suspicious of "intruders," and to fear what we don't know. Your first few days in a new job, you're being scrutinized under a microscope and are only tentatively welcome. Use your Emotional Intelligence to survive the first 100 hours! Here are 11 things NOT to do.
1. Don't FORGET PEOPLE'S NAMES.
If you do nothing else, remember people's names. When introduced, wait expectantly for a cue. If they stick out their hand, shake it. if they don't, just smile and say the usual.
2. Don't MOVE IN TOO FAST...
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 Magic
in Healthcare? Kids, the doctor and MAGIC!
Just
about every parent has had the dreaded experience of dealing
with a child’s apprehension and anxiety during a visit to
the doctor, dentist, or hospital facility.
In
today’s world
of overloaded schedules and the hectic demands of high
patient volume—with health-care professionals hastily
grabbing charts and focusing on routine medical histories,
ailments, or treatments—it can be easy to forget or just
plain overlook a child’s intimidation.
Think
back for a moment to your own childhood visits to the doctor...
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