Self care as a nursing school course

Liddle Noodnik · Apr 10, 2005

I am exploring ideas for a graduate school capstone project. I would like to know if you were taught how to take care of yourself in nursing school, i.e.how to prevent burnout and stress reduction techniques. If you were, how did it impact your nursing career? If you were not, how did it impact your nursing career? Thank you in advance for any and all assistance.
CSL

Oh if only I had had that... I grad in 81 and burnt out in 85! I ended up having mental health problems (not as a result but surely the stress and not knowing how to cope didn't help). Was able to go back to work off and on but I was never the same.

What does that mean, "capstone"?

CSL · Apr 10, 2005

I am so sorry your nursing career has been so difficult for you. Thank you so much for being willing to give me feedback.

A capstone project is an independent project at the end of graduate school. Mine needs to focus on education and nursing in some form. I am considering designing a course on self care for nurses which is why I am trying to find out if there is a need for this sort of course.

Thank you again for you in-put.

CSL

Liddle Noodnik · Apr 10, 2005

I am so sorry your nursing career has been so difficult for you. Thank you so much for being willing to give me feedback.
A capstone project is an independent project at the end of graduate school. Mine needs to focus on education and nursing in some form. I am considering designing a course on self care for nurses which is why I am trying to find out if there is a need for this sort of course.
Thank you again for you in-put.
CSL

Gosh yeah! I think it's an EXCELLENT idea!

You know what might be useful? There are two polls done on Allnurses with statistics that you may be able to use in your paper. The second one was associated with a thread I started. Though they appear to be the same thing they are actually two different surveys. Try:

https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21324&highlight=depression

and

https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48013&highlight=depression

Take care, hope you can use this! Let me know how it turns out, I would be very interested!

SusanJean · Apr 10, 2005

We have a required 2 credit hour course as part of the nursing program. Self care is also a main theme in another 3 hours class, tho not the main emphasis.

I think the self-care class is great!

Liddle Noodnik · Apr 10, 2005

We have a required 2 credit hour course as part of the nursing program. Self care is also a main theme in another 3 hours class, tho not the main emphasis.
I think the self-care class is great!

Man, that's AWESOME!

BEANURSE · Apr 10, 2005

I am exploring ideas for a graduate school capstone project. I would like to know if you were taught how to take care of yourself in nursing school, i.e.how to prevent burnout and stress reduction techniques. If you were, how did it impact your nursing career? If you were not, how did it impact your nursing career? Thank you in advance for any and all assistance.
CSL

I think that is a GREAT idea......maybe even have a workout class worked in to the busy schedule so I would not have gained 20 lbs this year while in school !!!!!! :chuckle

Liddle Noodnik · Apr 11, 2005

I think that is a GREAT idea......maybe even have a workout class worked in to the busy schedule so I would not have gained 20 lbs this year while in school !!!!!! :chuckle

Yeah, no kiddin!

Altho - I would give anything to have that bod again, LOL! That was some years ago!

CSL · Apr 12, 2005

Gosh yeah! I think it's an EXCELLENT idea!
You know what might be useful? There are two polls done on Allnurses with statistics that you may be able to use in your paper. The second one was associated with a thread I started. Though they appear to be the same thing they are actually two different surveys. Try:
https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21324&highlight=depression
and
https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48013&highlight=depression
Take care, hope you can use this! Let me know how it turns out, I would be very interested!

Thank you so much for the suggestion on the poll results. Any supporting information I can get to show a need for this kind of course is extremely helpful.

Liddle Noodnik · Apr 12, 2005

Thank you so much for the suggestion on the poll results. Any supporting information I can get to show a need for this kind of course is extremely helpful.

:)