The nurse should always try to take his/her scheduled lunch breaks. He writes that “nurses are often their own worst enemy, working tirelessly throughout the day”. In other words nurses put others people’s needs before their own. It is recommended that the nurse leaves his/her assigned unit to take his/her lunch break so there are no interuptions. Nurse should give report to the person who will assume care for their patients. The nurse should briefly observe their patients before the leave the unit to make sure the patient are not in any danger or pain. All keys and notes should be left on the assigned unit just in case the relieving nurse needs them.
Nurses should accept the limitations of themselves and others. This is the second key point. Nurse should control the things they can. Knowing the strengthens and weakness help them prioritize their work day in a effective way. It would also benefit a nurse to accept the things that they cannot change. Though it hard, nurses should separate their work lives from their personal lives. Intertwining the two adds more stress to the nurse’s mental load and mistakes are made at the patient’s