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Patient Teaching...Measures to Reduce Stress & Build Self Esteem

5/20/2014

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This information comes to you from the text book of basic nursing fifth edition written by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, RN, BSN, MA 

(specifically chapter 52 page 464)

This is a text book that I used while in college and have referenced many times since.  I will use the text to offer some further understanding to pain. The following has been re-typed exactly as it is in the text book.

  • Exercise: Don't compete; keep exercise private. Do your "personal best."
  • Nutrition: Develop a healthy diet.
  • Recreation: Learn to have fun; it's okay to act silly; learn to play.
  • Relaxation: Learn to relax both passively (self-hypnosis, meditation, deep breathing) and actively (knit, sew, read, travel)
  • Support: Join a support group, ask your family to join a support group, ask your family to be there when you're hurting.
  • Hobbies: Keep occupied; do things alone where you are not dependent on other people; develop new hobbies that fit your reduced physical abilities.
  • Rest/Get Enough Sleep: Learn relaxation and stress management techniques. It is easier to cope when rested.
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