...Self-care is a basic requirement for anyone who wishes to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Self-care, in regards to health promotion, can be defined as “deliberative activities initiated or performed by an individual, family, or community to achieve, maintain, or promote maximum health and well-being” (Pender, Murdaugh, & Parsons, 2011, p. 265). Essentially, anyone participating in self-care is taking responsibility to advocate for his or her health; they are also willing to work through any genuine barriers, or perceived barriers, to maintain their healthy lifestyle. Barriers are the obstacles that can interfere with a person’s self-care agenda. Barriers are not the same for everyone. If asked, I could construct a list of actual barrier categories, in a New York minute, which can include physical, cognitive, or even economic barriers. (Pender et al., 2011). The list can be broken down into sub categories, which would include, but not be limited to, age, mental state, finances, confidence level, support, and motivation. Barriers can impact how well, or not so well, a person engages in self-care activities. Older adults face many potential barriers including; loneliness, depression, mobility issues, and hearing/vision difficulties (Pender et al., 2011). As a nurse I must be receptive to a patient’s individual needs, abilities, and level of functioning. This will allow me to promote self-care for each individual patient. This means I must work with individuals and...
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...According to Skovholt and Trotter-Madison, it is a necessity to have a strategy for self-care in order to prevent burnout (Skovholt & Trotter-Madison, 2014). In this discussion, I will highlight one self-care strategy I currently employ, and one I would like try. In addition, I will explain how I plan to incorporate these self-care strategies into my personal and professional life. Recreation is a great self-care strategy. According to Bob Walsh in the Mental Health Counseling: Self-care video, not only does it improve your physical health and wellbeing, it provides for interesting topics on which to connect with the clients (Laureate Education, 2010). In my personal life my activities include swimming, hiking, and working out at the gym. Recreation and exercise keep my stress level low. I feel great, and I sleep well. Professionally, I will make sure that I keep a calendar that allows me to do things like get to the gym before work, or take a walk at lunchtime. The self-care strategy that I would like to implement is working on self-boundaries. These boundaries include being able to say no, or putting things that I need to do first. Norm Dasenbrook indicates that a person who is unable to say no, risks being irritable and becoming overwhelmed (Laureate Education, 2010). One way that I can implement this in my personal and professional life is to keep a calendar that reflects a reasonable schedule. Scheduling time for the things that I enjoy will keep me from over...
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...Not making other people’s emergencies your emergencies, especially when their issues could have been avoided if they had planned better, is very important in the realm of self-care. If you’re not careful in these situations, you will set yourself up for a ton of unnecessary drama. It's not quite the same as not helping someone who’s asking for a favor in a general, non-panicked fashion. The kind of situation I'm referring to is one that I'm sure we've all experienced. Someone contacts you in a tizzy with some kind of serious-sounding issue (not life or death) that he or she thinks you really need to help them fix right now or it won't get done. And if you don't, Lord forbid, the sky will fall. You may or may not love this person. That's not...
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...Just to think about self care can be a task in itself. I never really thought it about it, to be honest, but it is an essential part of living. We get so busy and caught up living in our everyday lives that we forget about the most important part, ourselves. I have two young kids ages 3 and 5, so my focus is always to take care of them and make sure their needs are met, forgetting about myself along the way. I think this assignment will help me to appreciate and not take for granted the things that I know I need to do for myself and to show love to the most important person, me. Stress management and self-soothing techniques are critical for surviving modern work—no matter the focus of the work. Psychotherapists tend to disregard their own self-care needs when focusing on the needs of clients ( Figley, 2002). As I embark on this journey I do not want to be a therapist that concentrates solely on my client and leaving myself behind. In order for me to do good therapy, it involves my participation in being aware of my own needs and care. Through this quarter I want to address areas of myself that make me feel complete therefore I want to partake in activities that give me those good feelings. I plan on getting a massage once a week. This not only relieves my stress but also makes me feel rejuvenated. I will take spin twice a week at the gym, working out can be a drag but in the end my body likes it. Mediation is on the list as well, I have been lacking in this area lately but I...
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...Self-Care Paper: Utilizing Yoga as a Health Management Technique: The ABCs of Downward Dog Michele Lemma, RN Pace University Self-Care Paper: Yoga as a Stress Management Technique: The ABCs of Downward Dog Yoga is an age-old discipline which seeks to create a balance between the mind, body, and spirit. It incorporates physical activity with specialized breathing and meditation. The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of yoga as a health management technique. “Due to the increasing popularity of yoga, it has not only been used as a treatment for a range of health conditions, it has been practiced by healthy adults for health maintenance and disease prevention” (Olpin & Hesson, 2013, p. 334). Current research links the practice of yoga to a decrease in psychological stress and improved physical health (Ross & Thomas, 2010). Review of the Literature Historical Overview Although it has been practiced in India for more than 5,000 years, yoga did not become widespread in Western society until recently (Li & Goldsmith, 2012). Not unlike the branches of a tree, it has eight “limbs” of its own: yama (restraint), niyama (observance), asana (physical exercises), pranayama (breathing techniques), pratyahara (preparation for meditation), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), and samadhi (absorption). These limbs comprise the constructs of yoga and are an integral part of its various styles. Its practice restores the body to a balanced physiological...
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...Self – Care Phenomenon of Teenage Pregnant Mothers in one slum area of Tanauan Introduction Background of the Study Teenage pregnancy is one of the major social issues that have been talked about in our society today. The glaring truth that this issue involves teenagers entering their motherhood stage is an unpleasant thing to be talked about, but is one issue that is greatly repeated too often. The society faced with this ugly scenario of teenagers at their very young age, already having their children of their own. Most of these early pregnancies take place in various countries, but are most common to those who have higher rates of poverty associated with lower educational levels that leads to other poorer life factors. In a featured story written by William A. Ryan, 2006- UNFPA (United Nations Fund for Population Activities), he emphasized that in the Philippines, every year, among the poorest fifth of the Filipino population, 13 out of 100 girls aged 15-19 give birth. There is an estimated 26% of early pregnancy in the Philippines and about 92% of these pregnancies were unplanned, leaving the thought of teenagers most commonly in the slum areas being impulsive and are now faced to make critical decisions whether to accept their early pregnancy, to stop school and go to work, or even worse, abort the child in their womb. The researchers landed with this connection of poverty and teenage pregnancy giving rise to many factors this issue on early pregnancy could end to...
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...work | Prepare for and drive to work | 6 a.m.–7 a.m. | | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | | | | 7 a.m.–8 a.m. | WORK | Housework | Family Time | Housework | WORK | WORK | WORK | 8 a.m.–9 a.m. | | | | | | | | 9 a.m.–10 a.m. | | Family Time | | Family Time | | | | 10 a.m.–11 a.m. | | | | | | | | 11 a.m.–12 p.m. | | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | | | | 12 p.m.–1 p.m. | | Grocery shopping | Family time | Family Time | | | | 1 p.m.–2 p.m. | | | | | | | | 2 p.m.–3 p.m. | | | Leisure time | Leisure time | | | | 3 p.m.–4 p.m. | Drive home | Drive home | | | Drive home | | | 4 p.m.–5 p.m. | Rest/Relax | Rest/Relax | Self-care: Exercise | Self-care: Exercise | Rest/Relax | | | 5 p.m.–6 p.m. | Self-care: Exercise | Self-care: Exercise | | | Self-care: Exercise | | | 6 p.m.–7 p.m. | Supper | Supper | Supper | Supper | Supper | | | 7 p.m.–8 p.m. | Course Study: Read lesson and book | Leisure Time | Course Work: post in TD1 and TD2/ Start Assignment | Leisure Time | Course Work: post in TD1 and TD2/ Assignment | Drive home | Drive home | 8 p.m.–9 p.m. | | | | | | Supper | Supper | 9 p.m.–10 p.m. | | Course Study | | Assignment Work | | Family Time | Family Time | 10 p.m.–11 p.m. | | | | | | | Review/Post Assignment | 11 p.m.–12 a.m. | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep | Sleep |...
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...COMPASSION FATIGUE and THE PATH to RENEWAL Presenters: Kathy Hoppe, D.Min. and Loretta Oldfield, RN COMPASSION FATIGUE and THE PATH to RENEWAL Presenters: Kathy Hoppe, D.Min. and Loretta Oldfield, RN 1. Introductions 3. Learning to Juggle 4. Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom I admire but have never met. Barbara Walters Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom I admire but have never met. Barbara Walters Juggling Misconceptions about Helping Others * I can fix the problem and everything will be ok. * If I care enough, everything will turn out right. * I have enough resources on my own to fix it. * The person I’m helping will appreciate everything I do. * I know what I’m getting into. 5. Definitions * Stress: the nonspecific response of the human organism to any demand placed upon it * Suffering: a state of severe distress associated with events that threaten a person’s intact state * Compassion: deep awareness of the suffering of another person along with the wish to relieve that suffering * Compassion Fatigue: A state of tension and preoccupation with an individual or cumulative trauma of clients as manifested in one or more ways including re-experiencing the traumatic event, avoiding triggers or feeling numb, or feeling persistent arousal. Or The natural consequence of stress resulting from caring for and helping...
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...Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Theory | This page was last updated on February 4, 2012 | | INTRODUCTION * Theorist : Dorothea Orem (1914-2007) * Born 1914 in Baltimore, US * Earned her diploma at Providence Hospital – Washington, DC * 1939 – BSN Ed., Catholic University of America * 1945 – MSN Ed., Catholic University of America * She worked as a staff nurse, private duty nurse, nurse educator and administrator and nurse consultant. * Received honorary Doctor of Science degree in 1976. * Theory was first published in Nursing: Concepts of Practice in 1971, second in 1980, in 1995, and 2001.MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS * People should be self-reliant and responsible for their own care and others in their family needing care * People are distinct individuals * Nursing is a form of action – interaction between two or more persons * Successfully meeting universal and development self-care requisites is an important component of primary care prevention and ill health * A person’s knowledge of potential health problems is necessary for promoting self-care behaviors * Self care and dependent care are behaviors learned within a socio-cultural contextDEFINITIONS OF DOMAIN CONCEPTSNursing – is art, a helping service, and a technology * Actions deliberately selected and performed by nurses to help individuals or groups under their care to maintain or change conditions in themselves or their environments * Encompasses the patient’s perspective of health condition ,the...
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...look at self care as well as Betty Neuman’s Theory in which will present with the stressors in life and their effects. Mr. Duran has many obstacles to overcome including poor vision, loss of a daughter, wife not able to speak fluent English, and a chronic disease of diabetes to manage. In order to manage all of the many stress and obstacles Mr. Duran is currently facing the two theories mentioned will help in planning care and assisting the family. Presented in the case study is Mr. Juan Duran a Mexican American from Chula Vista, California. The patient is married and a navy veteran who has been diagnosed with diabetes. Due to his limited eye sight, Mr. Duran has had a difficult time performing self-care by injecting insulin himself. After meeting with the doctor, Mr. Duran was assigned a diabetic counselor at the VA (Veterans Affair Medical Building) to learn how to give himself the medication. His wife was not present in the case study in which would be necessary if she were going to be the person injecting the medication. Also at home Mr. and Mrs. Duran speak Spanish due to Mrs. Duran’s limited English. If the patient and wife were present and the counselor spoke Spanish or had a medical translator available, this would relieve some of the stress and help the patient and family learn about the disease and the medications needs to control diabetes. Dorothea Orem’s self care deficit theory in nursing encompasses “three nested theories: theories of self-care, self-care...
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...Comprehensive Health History Interview NAME University of North Carolina at Pembroke Abstract T.J. was the patient for a comprehensive health history interview. Patient was a reliable source to answer questions and was able to recall information from recent and distant past events that were needed to complete the health history. T.J. recalled childhood illnesses and immunizations, and patient’s family history was obtained. The review of systems was discussed and documented, as well as the functional assessment. Nursing diagnoses deemed appropriate were applied for the client. A blended format of the traditional systems approach and the functional health patterns were used. Comprehensive Health History Interview Biographical Data Name: Karen Carlisle Address: 205 nottingham lane Red Springs nc 28377 Phone Number: 910-734-6143 Date of Birth: 06-15-72 Current Age: 43 Gender: f Race: c Ethnic Origin: Baptist Marital Status: Single Occupation: RN Education: BSN Contact Person: Frances Carlisle Source of History T.J. was the source of history. Client was reliable and oriented x3. She was able to verbalize information needed to obtain the health history. Reason for Seeking Healthcare “To help with final check-off.” (T.J., personal communication, April 29th, 2014). Present History States she is in a good state of health. Denies any health concerns. Denies any current medical conditions such as anemia, arthritis, depression, heart problems, thyroid...
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...Nursing practice guided by Orem’s Self- Care Deficit Nursing Theory is a combination of both nursing experience and science to produce quality nursing care (Alligood, 2010). Orem’s theory is based on when and how nursing care is needed when the patient is unable to care for themselves (Seed & Torkelson, 2012). Patient care using Orem’s theory can be utilized by using four cognitive operations as follows: diagnostic, prescriptive, regulatory and control (Alligood, 2010). These operations represent the different phases in nursing care used when applying Orem’s theory. Orem’s Theory in Action: Geraldo is a 45-year-old man who came in the Emergency Department with high fever, fatigue and shortness of breath. Patient was then diagnosed with infective endocarditis and is a candidate for a valve replacement. Patient has no prior medical history but states he has the occasional “cough and cold” episodes. He has a history of illegal IV drug use since he was about 20 years old, but states he quit using illegal drugs 3 months ago. Patient smokes a pack a day and states he occasionally drinks alcohol with his cousin and friends. Patient is currently unemployed, has no health insurance and is currently staying with his cousin in a small 1-bedroom apartment. Patient is not married and states that his immediate family members live out of state. He finished high school and stated spent a semester in college but decided to drop out for he could not handle the stress of school. Patient does...
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...Nursing practice guided by Orem’s Self- Care Deficit Nursing Theory is a combination of both nursing experience and science to produce quality nursing care (Alligood, 2010). Orem’s theory is based on when and how nursing care is needed when the patient is unable to care for themselves (Seed & Torkelson, 2012). Patient care using Orem’s theory can be utilized by using four cognitive operations as follows: diagnostic, prescriptive, regulatory and control (Alligood, 2010). These operations represent the different phases in nursing care used when applying Orem’s theory. Orem’s Theory in Action: Geraldo is a 45-year-old man who came in the Emergency Department with high fever, fatigue and shortness of breath. Patient was then diagnosed with infective endocarditis and is a candidate for a valve replacement. Patient has no prior medical history but states he has the occasional “cough and cold” episodes. He has a history of illegal IV drug use since he was about 20 years old, but states he quit using illegal drugs 3 months ago. Patient smokes a pack a day and states he occasionally drinks alcohol with his cousin and friends. Patient is currently unemployed, has no health insurance and is currently staying with his cousin in a small 1-bedroom apartment. Patient is not married and states that his immediate family members live out of state. He finished high school and stated spent a semester in college but decided to drop out for he could not handle the stress of school. Patient does...
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...Nursing practice guided by Orem’s Self- Care Deficit Nursing Theory is a combination of both nursing experience and science to produce quality nursing care (Alligood, 2010). Orem’s theory is based on when and how nursing care is needed when the patient is unable to care for themselves (Seed & Torkelson, 2012). Patient care using Orem’s theory can be utilized by using four cognitive operations as follows: diagnostic, prescriptive, regulatory and control (Alligood, 2010). These operations represent the different phases in nursing care used when applying Orem’s theory. Orem’s Theory in Action: Geraldo is a 45-year-old man who came in the Emergency Department with high fever, fatigue and shortness of breath. Patient was then diagnosed with infective endocarditis and is a candidate for a valve replacement. Patient has no prior medical history but states he has the occasional “cough and cold” episodes. He has a history of illegal IV drug use since he was about 20 years old, but states he quit using illegal drugs 3 months ago. Patient smokes a pack a day and states he occasionally drinks alcohol with his cousin and friends. Patient is currently unemployed, has no health insurance and is currently staying with his cousin in a small 1-bedroom apartment. Patient is not married and states that his immediate family members live out of state. He finished high school and stated spent a semester in college but decided to drop out for he could not handle the stress of school. Patient does...
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...in a marathon. It is very important for us as Americans to maintain a healthy lifestyle and to do so we need to improve our well being not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally. Physical activity is done for different reasons and in different settings. If you think of physical activity what comes to mind? Walking up the 6 flights of stairs on your way to work? Waiting tables from 12-8 at a restaurant? Or how about cooking your favorite meal? These are all examples of physical activity and remember it’s not the amount of physical activity you do but it also depends on the variety. Physical activity isn’t only about running marathons or going to the gym. That’s only the tip of the iceberg. Physical activity also involves being self-sufficient. There are all kinds of movements needed to carry out tasks and chores at home for example bathing, cooking, doing laundry, vacuuming, or shopping for groceries. Sometimes these activities can be quite demanding and people often hire others to perform these chores. But there has been an increase in sales for do-it-yourself manuals and more people are watching tutorial videos online to save time and money. Another way we use physical activity is through gestures. We use gestures to express our feelings and convey messages to other people. The first type of gesture I’ll talk about in emblems. Emblems are movements usually done with your hands that take place of a word. You can use emblems with or without words but are still just...
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