Nurse, Heal Yourself: Wholeness for Nurses

Abstract

“Nurse, heal yourself” is a delightful imperative! This is a call for wholeness for nurses. This wholeness includes all facets of life: physical, mental, emotional, psychological, spiritual, and social. This article suggests various practical ways to attain wholeness for nurses, beginning from their training days. Relaxation time, time management, and physical exercises are inevitable stress- busters. Building good home, work, and social relationships positively affect wholeness. Each nurse must practice encouraging self-talk. Boundaries must be maintained and communicated properly. A growth mindset is surpassing to performance mindset. Therapeutic humor is a healer. This article promises to assist all nurses in finding balance in life and work.

Keywords: Mental Wholeness; Social Wholeness; Spiritual Wholeness; Emotional Wholeness; Personal Boundaries, Stress; True-Self; Self-Talk; Co-Dependency; Time Management; Growth Mindset; Work-place Bullying; Therapeutic Humor; Laughter.