Personal and Professional Challenges Matrix Worksheet
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Personal and Professional Challenges Matrix Worksheet
Use the following matrix to describe three personal and three professional challenges. For each challenge, describe time and stress management techniques along with personal development resources that may help a nurse overcome these challenges.
Personal Challenge
Time Management Technique
Stress Management Technique
Personal Development Resources
Example: Balancing work and family responsibilities
Use a calendar or organizer to plan my schedule.
Take regular family vacations.
Family counseling and self-help books
Balancing education and careers with family needs.
Need to focus on the subject at hand. Manage one task at a time and don't think about anything else. Use a daily planner to schedule and organize everything. Do not procrastinate on homework assignments. Join your children at the kitchen table and make it a family activity.
Use quiet time to get some extra reading or to get other household tasks done while your children are sleeping.
Get emotional support from family and friends. Take regular family vacations. Get enough sleep. Get a massage.
American Psychological Association for Managing Stress for a Healthy Family. Family counseling. Download Meditation
Maintaining a healthy physical life
Write exercise into your planner/calendar. Schedule family hikes, bike rides or family trips to the park. Need to limit screen time.
Sweat out tension with a good workout. Go for a walk. Eat a healthy diet.
Read stress management articles and magazines. Weight management program. Physical trainer/nutriti.onist
Writing Essay
Keep a to-do list. Write down deadlines. Carefully think how to answer essay questions. Brainstorm ideas. Plan a free writing time once a day.
Get social support. Listen to music while writing. Take a break from the stressor
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Personal and Professional Challenges Matrix Worksheet
Use the following matrix to describe three personal and three professional challenges. For each challenge, describe time and stress management techniques along with personal development resources that may help a nurse overcome these challenges.
Personal Challenge
Time Management Technique
Stress Management Technique
Personal Development Resources
Example: Balancing work and family responsibilities
Use a calendar or organizer to plan my schedule.
Take regular family vacations.
Family counseling and self-help books
Balancing education and careers with family needs.
Need to focus on the subject at hand. Manage one task at a time and don't think about anything else. Use a daily planner to schedule and organize everything. Do not procrastinate on homework assignments. Join your children at the kitchen table and make it a family activity.
Use quiet time to get some extra reading or to get other household tasks done while your children are sleeping.
Get emotional support from family and friends. Take regular family vacations. Get enough sleep. Get a massage.
American Psychological Association for Managing Stress for a Healthy Family. Family counseling. Download Meditation
Maintaining a healthy physical life
Write exercise into your planner/calendar. Schedule family hikes, bike rides or family trips to the park. Need to limit screen time.
Sweat out tension with a good workout. Go for a walk. Eat a healthy diet.
Read stress management articles and magazines. Weight management program. Physical trainer/nutriti.onist
Writing Essay
Keep a to-do list. Write down deadlines. Carefully think how to answer essay questions. Brainstorm ideas. Plan a free writing time once a day.
Get social support. Listen to music while writing. Take a break from the stressor
Using the center for writing excellence from University of Phoenix (UOP). Register to take an essay writing skills from UOP.
Professional