Lethargy and sleepiness is the enemy of productivity and efficiency. You may not think that your personal fitness plays a significant role in your career as a nurse but it does. Nursing can be an extremely rewarding career, both in terms of personal satisfaction and income. However, it can also be a very demanding career,emotionally, mentally and physically. Becoming physically drained leads to becoming emotionally and mentally drained as well. It is a chain reaction that starts with how you take care of your own personal health. It is no secret that when you feel better, you perform better and you are naturally happier and more prone to positive thinking and better reaction to adverse circumstances. On the contrary, when you are fatigue, you are much more prone to think in negative terms, be less efficient, and find simple task annoying and mentally exhausting.

Most of us become cranky when we are tired. However, chronic fatigue can make your life miserable as well as turn you into a short tempered, “nasty care” provider. Making time for yourself is essential to you being efficient in all areas of your life. I have a friend who is a busy professional and for the most part he is cranky, critical and very unhappy with the rat race of life that he is caught it. He is no more busier then most nurses or health care providers but feels that he has no time to exercise or manage his health. Your personal health is one of your most important assets. It is not something that you take casually or light hearted. It is a fact, that you will perform better as a nurse when you feel better and your energy is high. The way you do that is by good old fashion exercise, as well as limiting the amount of garbage you are eating.

If you are new to exercise or have been in a slump and have not been working out, start slowly. Focus on the habit and not so much the duration of the work out. Starting with 15-20 minutes a day of getting your heart pumping (aerobic activity) will do wonders for you both physically and emotionally. Of course as you progress you need to do more, but start with attending to the habit. Your body will start to crave exercise and you will notice a difference in your performance as a nurse. Exercise also has a tendency to make people re-consider eating garbage. No one wants to spend time burning calories and improving their health and then dump a load of bad cholesterol in their arteries. You shouldn’t expect to master your diet in week, but exercising will automatically help you to be more health conscious with your selection of food. Taking care of yourself is critical to the quality of your career. Your well being is key to you being able to really provide good care to others.

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