I have a discussion question

It
is important for the professional nurse to practice self-care. The
“essentials” state that the baccalaureate program prepares the graduate
to recognize the relationship between personal health, self-renewal, and
the ability to deliver sustained quality care (AACN, 2008, p. 28).

This
week, you have been directed to several chapters, articles and videos
on self-care and mindfulness. After reading and watching the materials,
please answer the following questions and post your thoughts in the
discussion forum. The goal of this discussion is to help you engage in
self-reflection and to grow from feedback from your peers. Because of
that, all citations in your work can be from the weekly readings.

1. What
   are some ways you are caring for yourself already (ie, keeping up on
   immunizations, engaging in a hobby, yoga)? How has this benefitted you
   as a nurse? Suppose you are trying to get a group together to
   participate in this practice. What would you say to encourage
   participation from your peers?
2. Is
   there some way in which you are finding it difficult to care for
   yourself (ie, getting enough sleep)? Here is a potential question for
   your DQ: Does anyone have any suggestions how you might improve in this
   area?
3. From
   the readings this week, what is at least one self-care practice you
   would like to incorporate into your lifestyle? How can you incorporate
   this? What will help you to make this a continued practice?
4. What
   do you personally see as the benefit of mindfulness? Can you give an
   example of how you have seen this used by yourself or another
   colleague? Can you think of a time when mindfulness was not used, but
   would have been beneficial?

Again,
the goal of this discussion is to help you self-reflect on your
self-care practices. I will be looking more at authentic communication
and less on resources for all postings for this discussion.