When Mills has students she thinks are under pressure, she sometimes assigns them to go to a movie. Don t beat yourself up Taking care of yourself, like taking care of others, is work, Herman said. You have to practice. You can t expect to be perfect, either. Lee still gets by on five or six hours sleep, although she knows she should be getting at least seven.
Some nurses hike in the mountains, go on retreats, make dollhouses or quilts.
After years of immersion in a science-based career, Hopkins Stanley, MS, RN, was thrilled to find a hobby that let him explore his artistic side. Stanley, a clinical nurse specialist for San Francisco General s Positive Health Program, started glassblowing about 1 years ago. Stanley has converted the basement of his San Francisco home into a small glassworks. He creates vases, goblets, holiday ornaments. Glassblowing requires his complete concentration, Stanley said.