1. Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others Heidi Taylor, PhD, RN, NC-BC Associate Professor of Nursing, West Texas A&M University Integrative Nurse Coach

2. How Are You?  How are you feeling?  How are you functioning?  How are you relating?  How are you living?  How are you being?

3. How Is Everyone Else?  How are they feeling?  How are they functioning?  How are they relating?  How are they living?  How are they being?

5. The Nurse Practitioner’s Role as an Instrument of Healing

6. Does the Nurse Need Healing?

7. Professional Development  Part of Professional Development is Self-Development  Without a coherent sense of self, altruism can become “toxic” (credit Dr. Lisa Davis with term “Toxic Altruism”)

8. Nurse Practitioner Self- Development  Self-Reflection  Self-Assessments  Self-Evaluation  Self-Care

9. Self-Reflection  Inner awareness of our  Thoughts  Feelings  Judgments  Beliefs  Perceptions  Deepen our capacity for healing that is a lifelong journey into wholeness, harmony and balance

10. Self-Assessment  Formal or Informal  Deepens our experience of understanding our present way of life, feelings and habits  Dimensions  Life Balance and satisfaction  Relationships  Spiritual  Mental  Emotional  Physical  Environmental  Health Responsibility  Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment (IHWA)

11. Self-Evaluation  Requires that we explore our understanding and experiences of deep attention, intention, presence, and healing  How do you let go of fixed ideas about yourself and others?  How can you bear witness to your own joy as well as your own suffering?  What allows you to embrace all experiences directly?  How can you use all the ingredients of your life?

12. Self-Care  A practice  Engaging in health-related activities  Using health promoting and desired behaviors  Adopt a healthier lifestyle and enhance wellness

13. Making a Plan for Self-Care  We make a plan for patients every day, but rarely do caregivers make a self-care plan for themselves  Burn-out can lead to numbness and this makes it difficult to feel what is really going on  Decide you will always make time to care for yourself  Without a plan, self-care takes remains low in priority

14. Principles of Self-Care  Develop a plan for doing your work in a way that is restorative, mindful, wholesome and healthy  See your limits with compassion  Set up a schedule that is sane  Know those Practices and activities that can refresh you  Involve, support and nourish other caregivers

15. Ideas for a Self-Care Plan  Use relaxation, imagery, massage, play, exercise, nutrition, arts, crafts  Work with a partner for support and feedback  Maintain a commitment to well-being  Share responsibility for caregiving with others  Create a way to support time-off  Be aware of your limits  Strengthen your tolerance for differences

16. Spend some Time Thinking About YOU!

17. Reflections

18. References  Dossey, B., and Luck, S. (2014). Nurse Coaching: Integrative Approaches for Health and Wellbeing. North Miami, FL: International Nurse Coach Association.  McElligott, D. (2013). The nurse as instrument of healing. In B. Dossey & L.Keegan (Eds.), Holistic nursing a handbook for practice (pp.827-842). Burlington, MS: Jones and Bartlett Learning.