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5 Ways that Healthcare Workers can Keep Themselves Healthy

July 1, 2020 by ICONA Leave a Comment

5 Ways that Healthcare Workers can Keep Themselves Healthy

Many of our health workers are doing their very best to keep everyone’s health in check. They work diligently and tirelessly, some have shifts of 3 – 12 hours a day per week. Without a doubt, it is truly one of the most demanding professions, meaning that healthcare worker burnout is, unfortunately, a real and common thing. However, it’s possible for them to have a healthy work-life balance and here are some ways they can achieve that.

Avoiding Time Wasters

From irrelevant conversations with colleagues and patients alike, to the many queries that various individuals ask, it’s important for healthcare workers to be mindful about their current tasks, same with knowing about the importance of ergonomics in dental practices. By doing so, they actually get the work done and prevent job-related issues that’ll bleed over to their home life.

Prioritise and Strategize

Balancing work and life can truly be challenging if you’re a healthcare worker. Work tasks can pile up pretty fast and the job can easily invade one’s personal life if they’re not careful. To manage this, they can choose to identify their priorities and strategize whether they want to play video games on their phones all day or use that time to spend some quality family bonding. It’s best to prioritise and strategize and let the non-priorities just fade into obscurity, to avoid healthcare worker burnout.

Organising and Scheduling a Flow

Once they’re done prioritising and strategizing, healthcare workers can bein organising and scheduling a flow or pattern to make things go smoother. For instance, meal planning/preparation and getting accustomed to a scheduled routine every morning can free up time for making a quick stop at the grocery store. Perhaps they could set up a household calendar too, so that the chores and mundane activities could be handled smoothly, clearing up extra time for more important matters.

Don’t Forget to Have a Break

Technological advances have certainly brought healthcare workers some pretty big advantages. Take a look at the different types of technology that veterinarians use for example. X-rays, imaging tests, and anaesthetic monitoring all help vets to perform their jobs. However, technology can be a disadvantage as well, especially with emails, electronic work files, and social media. Getting a break from all of these would help healthcare workers avoid getting burnt out and exhaustion.

Keeping Their Body and Mind Healthy

Healthcare workers strive to keep everyone else’s health in generally good condition. This leads to them neglecting and forgetting their own health. It’s vital that they make time to eat healthily, do some exercise, and have regular check-ups to ensure that their health is at its best.

We should all appreciate how much effort every single healthcare worker puts in their job. They risk their lives, exposing themselves to healthcare worker burnout and diseases, and health just so we could recover from illnesses or stay healthy. A little kindness goes a long way, so let’s all tip our hats to them and remind at least one of them that the job they do is awesome, and that they should take care of themselves too!

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