Mental Wellness
Mental Wellness Resources and Further Help
Need help? Interstaff offers many resources to you and your family to help manage mental health related symptoms. 1. Wellness Check-inLinks to an external site. Interstaff hired a Wellness Manager, Shannon, whose responsibility is to ensure that our ...
Work/Life Balance
What is work-life balance? Work-life balance means harmony between one’s job and one’s personal life. Consequently, a good work-life balance means neither aspect of a nurse’s life overtakes the other. Nurses can easily become overwhelmed at work and, ...
Motivational Items
Paul, The Ripples Guy! Paul Wesselman, The Ripples Guy!, is a well known motivational speaker that serves the medical and educational community. His journey started out when he was in graduate school and struggling with his mental health. A coworker ...
Guided Meditations
Hypnosis *Do not operate heavy machinery or listen to this while driving.* Links to an external site. 3 Guided Meditations Click here to access the meditations. Guided Meditations for Sleep
Coping Mechanisms
How to Handle Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Please review the resources below. Have you found a healthy coping mechanism for you or others?
Stress and Nursing
Managing Nurse Stress The Importance of Nurse Stress Management It is crucial for nurses to understand the importance of self-care. For those who have dedicated their lives to helping others, it can be difficult to accept a simple truth: Their lives ...
Experiencing Stress/Anxiety/Depression
Overview Experiencing a range of emotions is a normal aspect of life. Nearly 2 out of 3 adults experience stress, anxiety, or depression on a daily basis. These feelings are never something you should feel ashamed of. Since the pandemic, there has ...
Fight Stress with Mindfulness
The following is a message from our insurance provider to help combat stress with mindfulness: How to Boost Relaxation with Mindfulness Does stress ever get the best of you? We all tend to feel frazzled some days, especially during the hectic holiday ...
How to Improve Your Self Awareness & Emotional Intelligence
Self Awareness & Emotional Intelligence Self-awareness and emotional intelligence are two coping strategies that nurses often use in stressful work situations. Research shows that nurses who have a "positive emotion-focused" strategy — where they ...
Mediation and Breathing
Meditation & Breathing Nursing is an immensely rewarding career, yet the constant stress and physical strain can take their toll. For some, meditation may be the answer to lowering stress levels and finding a better mental and emotional balance. ...
What is Wellness? And What Makes YOU "Well"?
What Really is Wellness? It's the process of facing challenges with a growth mindset while engaging in healthy behaviors and habits using available tools. These tools will make a significant impact on your overall life and success- empowering you and ...
Popular Articles
Body Language in the US
Communication extends beyond the words we say. Body language is an important piece of the communication puzzle. In fact, a large portion of communication is nonverbal, and each country and community has its own movements that communicate different ...
Common Idioms in the United States
An idiom is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of the individual words and is often used to express a particular idea or cultural reference. In the US, there are many idioms that nurses may have never heard before. ...
School for Children
School Schooling, like many other things in the US, varies from state to state, and things are not “one size fits all” when enrolling your children in school. For the most part, every state’s public school begins with kindergarten at the age of five. ...
Costs and Fees of Renting or Buying a Home/Apartment + Tips for Moving
Renting a home in the United States has several moving pieces. Because you have most likely gone through the process of moving into a new home while on deployment, you will likely be familiar with a few aspects of the home/apartment renting ...
Common US Cultural Nuances
Each culture has their own way of doing things and their own norms that may seem quite different from other cultures. Here are a few notable cultural nuances in the United States. Cultural Nuance Examples in the US Imperial system Filling up your own ...