The American Holistic nurses association urges nurses to care for themselves in order to be in good health while caring for others. (AHNA, 2015). This paper will focus on the self care strategies that I learned during the last two semesters, how I implemented them and their results. I will also discuss about my the difficulties encountered, my future goals, and the resources that I will utilize to provide evidence based …show more content…
When I use the Lewis drug guide to prepare for the medications that I will administer during a clinical, a lab or a simulation, I go through the index where I usually find the medication that I am looking for under its category and I note the page number. Then, I go to that page number where I find information such as the intended therapeutic effect of the medication, the different available form of the medication, its side effects, its adverse effects, the acceptable dose, its half life, the precautions regarding its use, and more others necessary information. Another informational resource that I listed in NUR 280 was the American Nurse Association that provides nurses with a rubric called “Essential Nursing Resources”. I have not used that resource because it is more appropriate for the nursing profession, but I am planning to use it in my future. Others resources that I used are my teacher at school, my peers, my clinical instructor during clinical, nurses at the clinical sites. At work, I have utilized my coworkers, my boss, and the facility policy manual of the place where I work. (Maathe,