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  • How Your Diet Could Be Affecting Your Sleep
    How Your Diet Could Be Affecting Your Sleep
    By Ms. Amy Highland Your body needs sleep to regulate emotions , fight off infection , and heal from daily use and stress. If you're struggling to get a full seven to nine hours of sleep, what you eat and when you eat it could be part of the problem. The right food choices (and meal timing) help fuel your body with the nutrients needed for better (and more) ... more
    Posted by Holly E Carpenter, RN, BSN in Rest on 03/05/2019 01:31 PM
  • ANA Member Only White Noise Machine Giveaway Contest
    ANA Member Only White Noise Machine Giveaway Contest
    Official Rules Summary of Contest:  The Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ (HNHN) Grand Challenge  features monthly health challenges to engage nurses and others, including a ten day sleep challenge which will begin on February 25, 2019. ANA will randomly select 10 participants who have joined both the American Nurses Association as a member and HNHN ... more
    Posted by Aieda Solomon in Rest on 02/13/2019 09:11 AM
  • #EndNurseAbuse
    #EndNurseAbuse
    The past few months we have all seen the troubling headlines of nurse abuse. Do something to help end this behavior! Take the #EndNurseAbuse pledge!   more
    Posted by Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation (HNHN) in Rest on 12/01/2017 09:21 PM
  • The Importance Of Taking Vacation
    The Importance Of Taking Vacation
    Eight tips to make a restful vacation a reality.    more
    Posted by Aieda Solomon in Rest on 07/10/2017 07:47 PM
  • Fall Asleep Faster
    Fall Asleep Faster
    Lack of sleep can cause you to make mistakes while at work or in daily life in general. Are you having trouble falling asleep? Try these 12 tips  from Jackie Levin, board-certified holistic nurse and founder of Leading Edge Nursing.   more
    Posted by Aieda Solomon in Rest on 07/07/2017 07:08 AM
  • The Case For Taking A Break
    The Case For Taking A Break
    Jacklynn Lesniak MS BSN RN NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer and the Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at Cancer Treatment Centers of America ® (CTCA) at Midwestern Regional Medical Center (Midwestern) shares the case for taking a break. CTCA has pioneered innovative practices around nurse rest and rejuvenation and has seen significant results.   more
    Posted by Aieda Solomon in Rest on 05/24/2017 11:33 PM
  • Sick And Tired: The Case For More Sleep
    Sick And Tired: The Case For More Sleep
    Less than a third of nurses get 7-9 hours of the recommended sleep time per night. Demanding schedules contribute challenges to achieving a good night’s sleep, but it's important to recognize why we should make the case for more sleep. Read this blog to understand why. more
    Posted by Todd Fahlberg in Rest on 02/08/2017 09:09 AM

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Rest breaks and healthy sleep are not only restorative - but are key to your health and to providing safe patient care. This domain addresses strategies and guidelins for restorative sleep, workplace breaks and napping, and managing shift work.
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abbyeed
I clicked on this because I could use a vacation right now or even look forward to one. Work has been super stressful the past few months and I just need a getaway. I'm in a lot of credit card debt and I feel like going on a vacation right now/planning one will be kind of selfish and digging myself a deeper hole with my debt so my new goal is to pay off 75% of my debt befo...
by abbyeed on The Importance Of Taking ...
abbyeed
Fortunately, I fall asleep quickly. Even when I don't think I'm sleepy, once I shut my eyes I just start sleeping (and maybe snoring). The nights when I can't sleep it like absolute torture. I just want to cry. I used to take Dream Water which was a melatonin type supplement. It really helped me sleep throughout the night but now I just don't need it anymore. #h...
by abbyeed on Fall Asleep Faster
LOML
No one likes a Hangry nurse.  It's important to have something to eat during 12 hour shifts, your brain needs glucose to fire.
by LOML on The Case For Taking A Break
Heidi Marie Rye
Vacation planned for end of August and I can't wait!! I will NOT be checking work emails either. 
by Heidi Marie Rye on The Importance Of Taking ...
Padma Dyvine
I used to konk out and fall asleep before my head hit the pillow, and woke up feeling rushed and uncomfortable. Now I love my bedtime routine which includes asking myself the Four River questions from Angeles Arriens. They help me tie up loose ends and I go to sleep feeling complete: 
1. River of Inspiration . What and/or who inspired you today? In what way or h...
by Padma Dyvine on Sick And Tired: The Case For ...

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