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It's day 7 of the Grow Your Resiliency challenge! Even if every nurse prioritizes cultivating moral resiliency, there will not be a huge shift in overcoming moral distress unless hospitals and employers support nurses, too. Here are some extra tips for nurse administrators to develop moral resiliency among nurses: Provide ongoing assessments on ...
It's day 6 of the Grow Your Resiliency challenge! Nurses have the power to support and enrich moral resiliency in the workplace. Here are some ways nurse leaders can foster resiliency: Share resources to help nurses overcome moral distress and build moral resilience, including our Call to Action Report, Exploring Moral Resilience Toward a ...
Below are the Grow Your Resiliency challenge daily tips. Use the social share links on this page to share them with a nurse you know! Day 1: Understand Moral Distress, Resilience, and Courage Moral resilience and moral courage are concepts designed to decrease or manage moral distress. Many health care workers may experience moral distress ...
It's day 5 of the Grow Your Resiliency challenge! The most resilient nurses use the resources available to them through their community or employer, including: Counseling services Debriefing sessions Educational opportunities Peer-to-peer support Employee assistance programs (EAPs) Ethics committees What resources can you use to help ...
It's day 4 of the Grow Your Resiliency challenge! Caring for yourself is not a selfish act, but rather a critical piece of caring for patients. In fact, Provision 5 of the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements requires “nurses hold the same duties to self as to others.” Think of ways you can make time for renewal in your own life, like going ...
It's day 3 of the Grow Your Resiliency challenge! Research suggests mindfulness can help you become more resilient. Not only does taking time to be present help you to become a more resilient nurse, but it can also help you to be calmer, less stressed, and more content. Here are some ways to help be more present every day: Stop and breathe deeply every so ...
It's day 2 of the Grow Your Resiliency challenge! When a situation doesn’t feel right to you, you may feel nervous about speaking up. Knowing your profession’s code of ethics can empower you and prevent you from second-guessing yourself. Take some time today to review the Code of Ethics for Nurses . Consider setting a reminder in your calendar to go ...
It's day 1 of the Grow Your Resiliency challenge! Moral resilience and moral courage are concepts designed to decrease or manage moral distress. Many health care workers may experience moral distress without being able to name it. Here’s a refresher on what these terms mean, so you can clearly recognize these experiences: Moral distress is when ...
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