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Taking Care Of Myself : My Health Status Essay

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Taking Care of Myself This is not the first time that I was invited to reflect on my life, and as it had been in the past, I would not hold back and be honest in my self-appraisal. In the last couple of years, my health has not been as great as it used to be. Thanks to the torn menisci on my knees. Indeed, there is much to be desired in my current health status. However, as had been observed, nurses make some of the worst patients. I ignore my body’s signals to go slow and take it easy. Many times I find myself scurrying around, not mindful of my aching knees, the need to use the bathroom, or take time for break. I am an antithesis of what I urged my patients to be. In a sense, I feel that I preach empty words to my patients and that my actions belie my words. Reflecting on my current health status, I realize that I have to stop being a type A person and let go the image of the nurse as a superhuman, but, rather, as a person who has basic needs just like everyone else. I Am Stressed Out One cause of my stress relates to the anticipation of the completion of the BSN program by 2017. There are only three remaining courses I need to take. So far, I have done quite well with all the completed courses. However, I am concerned about the one course that I intend to take in the traditional classroom setting. I still need to scout around for a college near my place that will offer the course in Spring of 2017. I am running out of time and before I know

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