NML Issue 8
NMLTT
2021
Protect.
Invest.
Together.
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COPING MECHANISMS FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH WELL BEING DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
Image: Mental health and wellness during Covid-19: Energy resourcing 2020
Yedidah Biribonwa Sentongo, A Master of Counseling Psychology, BSc.Nursing, Dip Health Tutor, Dip G.N, Dip Psyc. Nur. Shares with us here Some Mental Health/Psychosocial Tips for Nurses and Midwives During the COVID-19 Pandemic Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses and midwives, plus other health workers have remained focused on supporting their patients/clients and continuing to do their jobs during this very trying time. In some cases, this may mean nursing, care-taking (whether for children, spouse or other loved ones), since as a nurse you are those people’s reliable expert and continuing to work through these challenges that anyone else is. While resources related to mental health have been (rightfully) front and centre for supporting the populations, less focus has been paid to maintaining the mental health of the nurses/health workers who are also trying to find balance in the new way of living. By nature of their calling, demand from those they serve and complexity of nursing care which by all means must be hands on: nurses /midwives cannot carry out their service virtually. 7
