Self-care.
You will experience exhaus.
You will have bad days or weeks when you ask yourself why you didn\'t choose a less demanding path in life.
In your career, you will face challenges big and small, whether it is a problematic coworker, the death of a favorite patient, or a global pandemic.
You will matter in ways big and small, in ways that the universe may never even be able to reveal to you.
But here is the hard, honest truth: while you have chosen one of the most noble professions, you have also chosen one of the most difficult.
That is one of the superpowers of nursing: the impact you have on others.
These nurses\' compassion may have started you on your own journey to nursing, even though they may never know the impact they had on you.
So many Nurses are Nurses because they experienced the compassion of someone like you when they were in need.
Think about yourself or your nursing school peers who, when asked why they wanted to become a nurse, tell a story about growing up and seeing a nurse who cared for them or a loved one during a health crisis.
Even her children\'s children.
The kindness, wisdom, and support that you bring to your interactions with her will have a downstream impact on her children and family.
Perhaps she is facing her health challenges while trying to be strong for her children and partner.
The gifts that you bring are beyond measure.
Imagine for a moment a patient who is a young mother.
Nursing will afford you daily interactions that will change the lives of your patients, strengthen the resolve of your colleagues, and ripple beyond your immediate circle to surprising places.
We need you to become the best nurse you can possibly be so that you can support other young Nurses as they, too, enter this profession.
Your future colleagues need you.
Your future patients need you.
We need all the gifts that you bring to the nursing profession.
The people who so compassionately care for others are in dire need of care themselves.
Self-Care practices are important because we need you.
Self-Care remains an imperative for Nurses and other healthcare professionals as burnout, high attrition rates, emotional fatigue, and moral distress loom large over us, especially in the age of COVID-19.
There are countless books, articles, and podcasts on these topics, and many of them are essential resources for anyone seeking solid footing in the world today.
These are among today\'s self-help buzzwords.
Self-compassion.
Happiness.
Resilience.
Well-being.
Self-care
