Stop trying to do it all
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Stop trying to do it all

Mandy Day-Calder Freelance writer and health/life coach

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, follow these simple tips to fend off panic and refocus your mind

Earlier this week I was chatting to a friend, Charlie, a charge nurse who had been on call for his hospital all weekend. He had been deeply affected by the sight of staff nurses crying in despair as they tried their best to cope with yet another relentless shift.

Nursing Standard. 32, 8, 37-38. doi: 10.7748/ns.32.8.37.s41

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