Running head: SELF-CARE ASSIGNMENT 1

Self-Care Assignment

Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing

NUR 3209

Savanna Hartbarger

“On my honor, I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment, and I pledge that I am in

compliance with the BSMCON Honor System.”

SELF-CARE ASSIGNMENT 2

Self-Care Assignment

To reach my final goals for exercise and overall health for this week, I planned to

incorporate other forms of exercise and attempt some better forms of meal preparation prior to

my shifts at work. However, what I actually did was increase my time and endurance in the pool

by building up to 12 laps in the pool per day. I also was able to do some quick forms of meal

preparation for work with healthy alternatives, including protein, fruits, and vegetables. I believe

that what helped me follow my plan was maintaining accountability during the self-care blog and

also the desire to feel more energetic and healthier during both my days off from work and

during work. The obstacles that I faced this week was that there were multiple summer storms,

preventing outdoor exercise and it was just a busy week in general for me. I ended up spending

an entire day working on my PNAP binder, instead of preparing meals for the week or

exercising. The main areas that I would improve on next week is to find some recipes and

actually make plans for meals the entire week.

All in all, I actually think I made more progress towards my goals then I thought possible.

For the future, I intend to actually focus more on a gradual, continuous increase in my exercise

habits throughout the week. I also want to actually plan out meals and spend one day per week

just for meal preparation. I think there is definitely more room for improvement with my goals,

but this is at least a start. Overall, I am fairly satisfied with the improvements that I have made

towards self-care. In general, the reason that I believe I was somewhat successful in meeting my

goals is accountability in this self-care blog. I am an individual that has always responded

favorably towards accountability, so this has motivated me. These goals and successes in self-

care related towards empathy as a nurse in the ministry because I think a nurse who is satisfied

and healthy with her life in general will produce better outcomes in her care as a nurse.