Nurses within MCH department are taking turns in sharing caring inspiration for staff to encourage self-care and to strengthen relationships.

1. Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
Caritas in Action
How Caring Science informs and inspires KP caregivers and affirms our commitment to provide our
patients and their families exceptional care
Caritas Consortium 2014
Caring Science and the Art of Self Care
Honoring Health, Healing &
Wholeness

2. Caring Science and the Art of Self Care
Intent to Contribute Statement:
Nurses within MCH department are taking turns in sharing caring inspiration for staff to encourage self-care and
to strengthen relationships.
This year the nurses have divided the months of the year by 3 and they are taking turns showing how they care
by treating each other to 'special things'. We started off the year with Evening shift who wrote notes to
everyone in the department saying something special about them, and posted them on our 'caritas' board. They
also provided tea service to the night shift during report and provided candles, therapy rocks and a nice poem
for everyone to read. The poster will reflect these events.
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3. Inspired Contributor(s) :
 Sara Lewis
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Service Area: Santa Clara
Medical Center: SCL
Affiliation: MCH
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Year Shared: 2014
Venue: Caritas Consortium
Format: Poster
ID #: W03
Keyword TAGs:
Identifier
 Consortium2014-June, Santa
Clara, Poster, Patient Care
Services
 Self
Descriptor
 Authentic Relationship, Self-Care
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