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Discussion Group Activity - See Padlet

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​How can we become more self-aware? ​
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Self-care activity - Fontaine et al., 2021, p. 24

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Wrap-up Discussion

Multiple factors can contribute to malnutrition and obesity. ​

Consider risk factors.​

Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight – essential for optimal health and wellbeing​

Chronic health conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes. ​

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RECAP: This discussion is not designed to put you off nursing and think that shift work will inevitably lead to you becoming obese or developing chronic health issues, it is simply to highlight.... ​

the importance of maintaining good sleeping patterns as a strategy to reduce the risk of hormonal imbalances and subsequent obesity occurring.

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Sleeping and eating patterns:

Based on what you have learnt, what are the adverse consequences of a lack of sleep and disruption to the circadian rhythm? (physically and professionally).

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Sleep Is Your Superpower | Matt Walker | TED

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Why are nurses specifically susceptible to poor sleeping patterns?​

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What makes you Tick: Circadian Rhythms (2.33 minutes)​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BoLqqNuqwA ​

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Whiteboard activities using PowerPoint: Slide 13 and 14

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Besides stress and high caloric intake.... ​

What other factors could contribute to obesity for nurses and the general population?​

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Reflection Activity: How does stress affect our body?

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“A glass of water” An inspirational story (1.47 minutes)​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxjp-fkuc-U&list=RDLVcMBM7K_yHog&index=27

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"A glass of water" An inspirational story

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The relationship between nutrition, stressors and work life balance. How stress affects the body by Sharon Horesh Berguquist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-t1Z5-oPtU (4.42 minutes)​

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How stress affects your body - Sharon Horesh Bergquist

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Kahoot: Work-life Balance

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Recap: What is health based on what we learned in week 1 (Module 1.1)?

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Work-Life Balance Session Plan

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Work-life balance presents a challenge for most people from time to time.​

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Developing an awareness of the impact of sleep and nutrition on health is essential for nurses to self-care.​

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The importance of self-awareness that requires frequent self-reflection and develops over time and experience​

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Participating in self-reflection independently and in class will assist you with completing many assessment activities across the Bachelor of Nursing degree.​

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"Nursing students have 'significantly more stress, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and stress-related illnesses than the general student body'" (Barlett et al., 2016, p. 87).