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Ways of Centering

The document discusses various grounding techniques that healthcare providers can use to manage work-related stress and stay engaged with patients. Suggestions include practicing gratitude while washing hands, taking deep breaths, enjoying views, taking breaks, and emotional shifting. These techniques aim to help providers pause and center themselves before or during patient interactions.

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Ways of Centering

The document discusses various grounding techniques that healthcare providers can use to manage work-related stress and stay engaged with patients. Suggestions include practicing gratitude while washing hands, taking deep breaths, enjoying views, taking breaks, and emotional shifting. These techniques aim to help providers pause and center themselves before or during patient interactions.

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Ways of Centering/Grounding

Many providers find it helpful to take a few seconds to pause and ground themselves before
they go in to see a patient or at points during their shift. They use a variety of techniques to
stay engaged and avoid getting lost in anxious thoughts or feelings, which helps them manage
work‐related stress. There are many grounding techniques you can use, and you may already
have some that work for you during a shift.

Here are some ideas from other nurses:

 When washing your hands before entering a room, think of the patient you are about to
see and feel a sense of gratitude for what your hands do as you care for the patient.

 While waiting to pull meds from the medication machine, take some deep breaths and
feel the air entering your nostrils as you inhale and exhale.

 Stop for a moment to enjoy a view out the window from your unit, or appreciate a piece
of art or photography on the wall.

 Take breaks—seize the opportunity to get outside if you can.

 Practice emotional shifting. To move from a negative emotional state, think of a place or
person you love, then take a few deep breaths.

 When sitting during a break, feel the chair below you and your feet on the ground, or
give yourself a mini hand massage.

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