Which is an example of an effective self-care strategy for a nurse?
a. Plan time for physical recuperation after working extra hours.
b. Push feelings of sadness, joy, anger, and fear out of awareness.
c. Use alcohol to reduce tension.
d. Respond to people and opportunities reac-tively.
A
Taking care of ourselves physically entails getting proper nutrition and adequate sleep and exer-cising on a regular basis and planning for additional time to recuperate when working extra hours. Using alcohol or drugs only medicates feelings and is not considered an effective self-care strat-egy. Not dealing with feelings is a way to consciously suppress emotions, which can lead to a variety of anxiety disorders. Responding to people and opportunities in a reactive manner or a "knee-jerk" response, is not a good self-care strategy because the behavior can lead to poor deci-sions without adequate thought.
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