Take care of yourself at home and at work.
Stressed out people can be efficient but are not effective.
I’m sure that you have heard of the negative things that can happen with stress.
How
it can lead to poor health and a lot of other problems in your live,
but consider this possibility as well; stressed people can be
efficient, but are not effective.
We use efficiency with things.
We use effectiveness with people.
When
we are under stress, that stress can lead us to developing poor
decisions and having ineffective communication; not even to mention the
fact that it can also lead to poor health.
So manage your stress.
The
best way to manage your stress is to have a balance in the rest of your
life when you are not at work by eating properly, by exercising and by
professional development.
By
developing yourself professionally you will have more knowledge
available to you during those times of stress so you can make better
decisions and you will have better outcomes for your patient.
Decrease your stress and start to increase your effectiveness.
“The
most intelligent nurses ask the dumbest questions; for them it is more
important to know what they are doing and why than it is to look good.”
–David W. Woodruff
Best wishes,
David W. Woodruff, MSN, RN-BC, CNS, CEN
President, Ed4Nurses, Inc.
www.Ed4Nurses.com
www.dwoodruff.com