Take a Moment for Your Mental Health – Understanding the Impact of COVID-19
Title: Take a Moment for Your Mental Health – Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 Host: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® – INS Clinical Education a Publications Manager Guest: Sattaria 'Tari' Dilks, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us in immeasurable ways. Clinicians are facing new stressors as never before. There is a profound sense of loss that has permeated our lives. Each stressor may produce any number of reactions including feelings of guilt, anxiety, hopelessness, anger, or fear. Physical symptoms from stress can arise as well; individuals may experience increased blood pressure, sleep disturbances, gastric distress, headaches and many other manifestations of illness. Tari Dilks, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, president of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, addresses the importance of taking a moment for your mental health in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources: American Psychiatric Nurses Association: · Managing Stress a Self-Care During COVID-19: Information to Nurses. https://www.apna.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=6685 · Mindfulness in the Workplace: Practical Application. https://e-learning.apna.org/products/4026-17-mindfulness-in-the-workplace-practical-application#tab-product_tab_overview · Motivational Interviewing course US Department of Health a Human Services – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). · COVID-19 Guidance and Resources. https://www.samhsa.gov/coronavirus
