My August Salon August 10, 2009
Posted by mariemanthey in Creative Health Care Management, Inspiration, Nursing Salons, Professional Practice.Tags: CHCM, Health Care System, International, My Salon Updates, Primary Nursing, Reflective Process, Self-Care
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This one was special in that it was scheduled (by me) right in the middle of a five day practicum on Primary Nursing. This was the first Practicum I’ve ever done, and it was a delightful experience for me and for the attendees. We had a great time and we all learned a great deal.
In the middle of this event, I had a Salon scheduled. All the Practicum attendees opted to come, so we had a group of around 20-22 people. It was large, but the conversation flowed well, because so many knew each other already from the class.
The theme for the evening ended up being “self-care” a huge challenge for many nurses as well as non-nurses. The beautiful part was the recognition that if we are not taking good care of our own beings — mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually — it is hard (if not impossible) to take good care of others.
I am looking forward to the attendees contributions to the blog…..bring them on!!
Marie Manthey's Nursing Salon 