27 Dec Balancing School and

Part 1 – Getting Started

Balancing School and Life – My Quality of Life Self-Care Plan. The purpose of developing this Plan is to set a framework and a plan to maintain wellness and to stay motivated and engaged throughout your Program. Doing this will help you achieve success during your coursework and as a professional nurse.

The goal of the Project is to help you become self-aware and reflective as a means of identifying personal self-care strategies that will increase your energy and help you manage your stress. The Project will give you a chance to learn how this is accomplished as you will be doing similar work with clients during the Program and as a professional nurse to assist them in the same way.

Use the Quality of Life Self-Care Wheel to assess your current state. After you determine your scores, in a 2-3 page paper complete the following:

Discuss those areas that are strengths (higher scores) and those areas that need further development (lower scores).

Identify two strategies you can use to maintain or maximize each identified strength.

Identify two strategies you can use to strengthen each area needing development. Explain how you will put these strategies into action. Be specific. For example, instead of stating, “I need to exercise,” your action should state “I will begin to walk 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week.” The action should be SMART- Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timeframe

Also attach your completed form

Minimum length 2-3 pages not including cover or referencing. APA formattingSubmit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Quality of Life Self Care Wheel – Assessment

Passion

Health

Career/School

Rest/

Recreation

Personal

Environment

Development/

Relationships

Finances

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Instructions: Review each Dimension. Think about how each one relates to you. Then select a number from 10 High to 1 Low which best reflects your level of realizing the Dimension.

DIMENSION

Quality of Life Scale – Please Circle

10 = High to 1 = Low

Health

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Rest/ Recreation

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Personal

Development/Relationships

10

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Finances

10

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Environment

10

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Career/School

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Passion

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What Does Your Score Mean:

10-9:Fantastic Balance/Wellness

8-7:Good Job

6:

Doing Okay

5 and Below:Needs Adjustment

Quality of Life Self Care Wheel

Source: Napoli, M., & Roe, S. (2011). Life by personal design: Limitless horizons. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.

Dimensions – Some Examples

Health: Healthful eating, exercising, maintaining an appropriate weight, regular physical exams, and using effective stress reduction strategies.

Rest/Recreation: Adequate sleep and rest periods, interspersing work with play, pursuing hobbies, realizing happiness, and having fun.

Personal Development/Relationships: Fulfilling and rewarding relationships with others in your life, needed emotional support systems, developing personal goals such as improving listening, and having meaning and purpose through a desired spiritual life.

Finances: Sufficient resources to support self and those responsible for, aligning needed resources with daily requirements, and adequate discretionary income to purchase wanted items.

Environment: Awareness and being respectful of the environment in which you live in and those around you, having sensitivity to the impact you have on the environment, being chemical/pollutant free, recycling, and using natural products.

Career/School: Regularly improving your knowledge and skill base, setting professional goals and achieving them, having a satisfying and meaningful profession/occupation, being content with your work life, and pursuing work life balance.

Passion: Understanding, defining, and living your life based on your inner feelings, desires, and dreams.