title: The heART of self-C.A.R.I.N.G.: a journey to becoming an optimal healing presence to ourselves and our patients.
abstract: Nurses are experts at caring for others but novices at caring for themselves. Self-care is foundational to nursing, and many nurses appreciate that self-care is essential to our practices, but many of us fail to properly care for ourselves. This article will introduce nurses to the principles of self-caring and provide simple strategies for incorporating self-care into our nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: Inner Strategies, New Jersey, USA. grissel@innerstrategies.com
authors.forename: Grissel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hernandez
mesh_terms: D000004:Abbreviations as Topic; D001364:Awareness; D003142:Communication; D003243:Consciousness; D004645:Empathy; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007600:Judgment; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D013850:Thinking