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Healthy distractions are important because you should do things that make you happy and relaxed, here are some things that help me distract myself:

seeing my friends/family, having photos of them in my dorm, texting FaceTiming the, talking with people I trust

Watching movies

Listening to music

Going for walks

Playing hockey and field hockey

Baking, baking takes lots of focus and it makes me feel I have control in my life when things may feel out of control

My cat! My Tilly is so cute and I love playing with her

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I love to watch movies, these are some of my favourite.

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I love Taylor Swift so much, her music is so beautiful and amazing to me. I love all her songs but Out of The Woods is one of my favourites.

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Her name is Tilly and she is a great distraction

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So many things inspire me when I feel unmotivated or sad. I like quotes and songs mostly.

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These are some quotes that I liked they are calming and encouraging to me.

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I love to make Pinterest boards, this one is of quotes that inspire me.

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Music is probably my favourite thing. I love going to concerts and listen to whenever I can. My favourite artist is Taylor Swift, but I don’t have a favourite song or genre because I love all music and I like to listen to anything. This is one of my playlists. Music for me is inspirational.

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Playlist for October 🌅 by kenzie Landry on Apple Music

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sleeping is very relaxing for me

Being in the outdoors

Playing games in my phone

use my healthy distractions

Doing things I like doing like drawing and painting

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This is a screenshot of one of my many playlists, this is a relaxing playlist.

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This is a website that is just really fun, I can get distracted so easily by the colours, I love it.

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A WebGL fluid simulation that works in mobile browsers.

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I get stressed a lot so when i feel upset or overwhelmed i have some things i can do that help me:

taking breaks when I feel stressed or overwhelmed, this links back to the ‘distractions’ section

Talking about my problems with family, and trusted people

Physical activity, like yoga, stretching or a walk

Getting good sleep

Being outside, I like to sit by the river with my roommate, also taking the outdoor rout to get to class helps me feel better

deep breath and breathing techniques like the box method (breath in for four seconds and out for four seconds while picturing a box)

Listening to music while doing doing stressful things or before doing something stress inducing to help me be calm and collected

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Box breathing method, I usually just visualize the box.

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Yoga and stretching when I wake up or when I’ve been sitting for a while. These are poses I like to do.

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I like being outside, I love the beach especially but anywhere outside always makes me feel calm.

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Radical acceptance is accepting situations as they are and not trying to change things that are out of your own control, or wasting time on emotions on being upset about uncontrollable factors. This does not mean getting not taking anything seriously or being negligent, rather it means; moving forward instead of being caught up in things you cannot change.

In terms of nursing radical acceptance is important because nurses encounter plenty of difficult situations and nurses should remember that not all situations can be rectified, like patient suffering or staffing issues. It’s important because always trying to fix everything, even things that cannot be fixed is disheartening, emotionally exhausting, and overall could lead to burnout.

Incorporating radical acceptance:

Reflecting on situations: we know it’s important at to be asking questions about the patient and their situations, nurses should also check on themselves and be emotionally aware of how they feel and if they are experiencing burnout or anxiety due to work. Ways of doing this are asking yourself how specific situations are effecting their emotions and their life outside of work. Journaling or talking to someone can help reflect on emotions.

Relational inquiry: Throughout the nursing process nurses should be asking questions and using context to answer them. While absorbing information the nurse should also be asking themselves: “Can I control this?” Or, “How can I move past an uncontrollable factor while also completing the nursing process?” These questions are important because you need to understand and know what you are capable of in a specific situation.

Develop coping skills: Once nurses acknowledge that something is out of their control or once they acknowledge that they are feeling overwhelmed/stressed or due to work situations, they can develop opting strategies to help them feel better and help them feel less pressure.