Hot Topics

There are always topical issues circulating around our workplaces, sometimes specific to our particular work, sometimes bigger societal questions. In this section of the Nurturing Care Nurturing Nurses and Midwives website, we are going to put things on the table, pose questions for discussion and unpick some of the nitty gritty bits about life and the lessons on offer every day.

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Nurturing is nourishing

Nurturing is nourishing

We all need to find ways to nurture ourselves both at work and at home, remembering that there are many things we cannot change but that we can change how we respond in any given situation. 

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What does self care mean to you?

What does self care mean to you?

A team of colleagues were talking about self care the other day, a topic that is much discussed at the moment, and the question ‘What does self care mean?’ was posed. It stopped us in our tracks because, like so many buzz words, we realised that there are many interpretations of self care. So, we put it on the table as the next hot topic for Nurturing Care Nurturing Nurses and Midwives. And this is what people had to say:

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The nurse, the midwife, the mother, the woman

The nurse, the midwife, the mother, the woman

When we realised that one week in May includes the ‘International day of the midwife’, ‘International day of the nurse’ and ‘Mother’s Day’, the NCNNM team decided to pose a question to colleagues about what this means to them. Under the working title of, ‘The nurse, the midwife, the mother, the woman’ this is what some colleagues shared.

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Apple nut cream

Simple and quick to make this nut cream has a subtle, delicate flavour and is beautiful on its own or as a compliment to many desserts

Sleep like a baby

Doing shift work is a brilliant way to build an aware and enriching relationship with sleep

Broccoli Loaf

A tasty, nutty-flavoured, savoury loaf which can be eaten on its own or with a variety of toppings

Are we goldfish?

Do we forget things? Or do we by convenience’s hand ‘forget’?

What have you appreciated about yourself today?

Caring for people is beautifully simple. This article invites us to deeply appreciate our presence as nurses and to value the care we offer.

True care, responsibility and the miracles that unfold

A palliative care nurse’s observation about the miracles that can occur when true care is offered and responded to.

When the body leads the way

Realising the innate wisdom of our bodies and the simplicity that unfolds when we listen to them

Nurturing is nourishing

We all need to find ways to nurture ourselves both at work and at home, remembering that there are many things we cannot change but that we can change how we respond in any given situation. 

A moment to nurture…

This hot topic explores ‘A moment to care and nurture’, what this means and why it is important.

The entitlement to ill health because health care is free

Does free health care feed lack of responsibility for our own health?

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