Yesterday I was vehemently encouraging patients to eat their lunch. My goal was to promote wound healing; and nutrition plays a huge role in providing the energy the body requires to heal. I always tell people that wounds need three things to heal: get rid of the cause (often pressure related), give the body optimal nutrition and last, consider the dressing.
So I spend a lot of time encouraging people to eat.
Yesterday at about 3 o'clock, I was running around the hospital, feeling tired and headachy. Hmm... did I have lunch? Uh, no. How often do I miss lunch because I'm too busy? Hmm...more than I should.
So, telling other people to do things is easy. Sometimes telling yourself the same thing--and following through--is hard!
I had lunch today, though.
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