OGACH Blog: Self Care

Every night we conduct a debrief after dinner led by a different person each night. Debrief is based on the topic of the leader’s choice; he/she can choose to talk about what we experienced throughout the rotation of the day or to discuss a specific topic. Debrief generally includes a discussion of everything we experienced throughout the day but can also include specific topics or objectives. Tonight during debrief we took time out to check-in on ourselves and conduct what we call in our profession “self-care.”

Self-care is a concept we learned the first semester of nursing school. The basic idea acknowledges that nursing can be a very stressful, draining profession, and it is extremely important that we, as nurses, make sure we take care of ourselves so that we are able to take care of others. Self-care ensures that we promote and maintain our physical, emotional, and mental selves. (Read more)