Dear Healthy Nurses, Let’s take a moment to revisit the definition of mental illness. It refers to a “wide range of mental health conditions – disorders that affect your mood, thinking and [...]
This month’s theme for the Healthy Nurse Healthy New Jersey initiative is HEALTHY SLEEP with the focus on Quality of Life-Mind-Body-Spirit. Healthy amounts of sleep is vital for nurses to [...]
This month’s theme for the Healthy Nurse Healthy New Jersey initiative is SKIN HEALTH with the focus on Quality of Life – Mind, Body, and Spirit. Skin is the biggest organ of the human [...]
As nurses we need to aim focus on being morally resilient to any ethical challenges that arise as we care for the people we serve. This requires us to have a conscious awareness of our own views. [...]
For me, summertime is all about making some time to relax and rejuvenate with family and friends, often outdoors. My preference is the Jersey Shore – what better than sun, sand and water to [...]
Summer is a perfect time to enhance your spiritual health. Many of us go on vacation or to the beach. Often times there are free yoga or Tai Chi, or Meditation classes or groups in the morning [...]
In giving to others, how do you fill your cup so to speak? According to the research, there is an art to reaffirming your purpose and your practice (Todaro-Franceschi, 2013). What is a nurse to [...]
As you are reading this, take a slow, deep breath and fill your lungs with air. Hold your breath for three seconds. Now, breathe out slooooowwwwly. Do this again twice, but only this time, close [...]
Mindfulness As you all know that ‘Stress’ is an inseparable part of our busy lives. Healthy stress is a good thing to get us going but TOO much stress, that can take our positive energies away, [...]
Hello Healthy Nurses Healthy Nation Members, Weekly Theme: Conscious living through the Art of Mindfulness Here are some suggestion for being more in the moment: Making a conscious effort to be a [...]
