NSG100 Stratford University Week 8 Clinical Component Discussion Three Good Things:Stress and burnout are very common in nursing practice. As nursing stude

NSG100 Stratford University Week 8 Clinical Component Discussion Three Good Things:Stress and burnout are very common in nursing practice. As nursing students you are aware of the many demands nurses and prospective nurses face each day. 3 Good Things is an intervention to promote resilience and individual happiness (see flyer below).For this discussion, reflect on this course and identify 3 Good Things about the classroom component and 3 Good Things about the clinical component. 3THINGS
GOOD
Increased Resiliency as Easy as 1, 2, 3
WHY
ONE
OUT OF
THREE
Severe emotional
health care
exhaustion and
workers overall
burn-out affects
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health care workers.
>
>
%
%
Rates range from
33% to 60%
Primary
Emergency
depending on
Care
Medicine
discipline.
60
50
THE CHALLENGE
‘ screams
The negative
at you, but
the positive only
w h i s p e r s
’
– Barbara L. Fredrickson
Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina
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We are hardwired
to remember the
n e g a ti v e
THE RESPONSE
Tu r n u p t h e
volume
on the positive
THE EXERCISE
‘
Just before sleep,
ask yourself:
What are three things
that went well today
and what was my role in
making them happen?
’
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You remember best what you’ve reviewed during your last two wakeful hours.
• For best results, write it down.
• Repeat for 2 weeks to make effects last longer.
THE RESULT
The Positive
Keeps
Getting
Louder!
By day 4 or 5, reflecting on the positive leads to noticing more positive.
C l i n i c a l Tri a l s D e m o n s t ra te S i g n i f i c a n t B e n e f i t s
LOWER
Burn-out and
Depression
BETTER
Work-Life
Balance
LESS
Conflict
at Work
HIGHER
Levels of
Happiness
IMPROVED
Sleep Quality
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Clinical References
1. Based on February 10, 2014, presentation at MidMichigan Health by J. Bryan Sexton, Ph.D., Director of Patient Safety Center,
Duke University Health System. Research data based on clinical trials conducted at Duke University with three cohorts:
neonatal ICU, internal medicine residents and patient safety leadership.
2. Seligman, Steen, Park & Petersen (July-August 2005). Positive Psychology Progress; Empirical Validation of Intervention.
American Psychologist.
3. Martin E.P. Seligman (2011). Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being. New York, NY: Free Press.
4. “Three Good Things” is also referred to as “The Three Blessings” in some literature.
www.midmichigan.org/3goodthings
©2014 MidMichigan Health

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