Professionals in Health

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Professionals in Health

• Time Management
• and
• Stress Management

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What causes you STRESS?

• At home
• At work
• At college

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Time and Motion Economy

• Todays society expects services to be quick and
  efficient.
• Fast Food
• Instant banking
• Fax machines
• E-mail

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Time and Motion Economy

• Maximizes efficiency
• Perform tasks more easily, quickly and
  effectively.
• Improves your value to the employer
• Always be aware that there may be a more
  efficient way of performing any task

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Signs of inefficiency

• Clutter
• Duplication
• Error
• Lost records
• Customer/patient staff complaints

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Improving time motion efficiency

• Analyze the task in terms of motion.
• Organize items needed for tasks to reduce
  movements (reaching, bending, walking, etc.)
• Store frequently used items within easy reach

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Task Management

• Assess your time
• Plan and organize
• Set priorities and goals
• Moderate commitments
• Dont procrastinate

• Focus on the task
• Simplify break large tasks into smaller ones
• Be flexible

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Stress Management

• Stress an automatic response of the body to
  demands, threats, or challenges by the conscious
  brain.
• Stress is part of daily living, a degree of
  stress is normal and essential

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Effect of Stress

• The effect of stress depends on the acceptance
  level of the individual.
• Stress is a reaction, not a situation.

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Response to Stress

• Increased adrenalin
• Increased circulation-pulse rate and blood
  pressure.
• Increased respirations
• Increased energy- rise in blood sugar, and sweat
  glands secretions
• Muscle tension increases
• Heightened state of awareness
• Body defense and repair systems are immobilized

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Prolonged Stress

• Depression, loss of motivation, irritability
• Insomnia
• Hypertension
• Heart attack, stroke
• Ulcers

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Stress Management

• Emotional Strategies
• Recognize stress signals and stress producers
• WHAT ARE YOUR SIGNS?

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Stress Management

• Emotional Strategies
• Recognize stress signals and stress producers
• Self doubts
• Lack of personal organization
• Inability to plan and organize work
• Perfectionism
• Inability to say no
• Taking all problems personally
• Inflexibility
• Negative thinking
• Physical responses

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Stress Management

• Avoid Worrying
• Destructive and wasteful of energy
• Convert useless worry into constructive concern

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Stress Management

• Recognize and eliminate stressors
• Reframe your thinking
• Manage time
• Develop a social support group
• Rejuvenate yourself

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Physical Strategies

• Rest and leisure
• Adequate sleep
• Take breaks
• Exercise
• Nutrition
• Follow food pyramid
• Drink 6-8 glasses of water each day
• Limit caffeine
• Relaxation techniques