017: Mental Resilience and Wellbeing with Dr. Hoying

It’s no secret that the healthcare industry is facing a crisis. For the past few weeks, we’ve been interviewing professionals on the burnout that is present for nurses globally. In this episode, we had Dr. Jacqueline Hoying. Dr. Hoying is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing and serves as the Director of the MINDSTRONG/MINDBODYSTRONG program and Community Core at the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute at The Ohio State University. 

In today’s episode, Dr. Hoying gives us insight into the MINDSTRONG/MINDBODYSTRONG program and how it helps to foster stress reduction among clinicians. She gives details into how the program can support nurses facing burnout and improve clinicians’ overall mental health, behaviors and job satisfaction.

She also shares impactful wisdom on cultivating self-compassion, prioritizing self-care and treating yourself the same way you would treat a dear friend and loved one.

What’s in this episode:

• How Dr. Hoying got to this place in her career
• What evidence-based practice is
• What the MINDSTRONG/MINDBODYSTRONG program is
• How you can implement the MINDSTRONG/MINDBODYSTRONG program into your facility or organization
• How the program helps support you in nursing
• What nurse burnout is and how their program can support those in burnout
• Her advice on self-care and supporting yourself
• How to get programs like MINDSTRONG/MINDBODYSTRONG in hospitals
• How Dr. Hoying achieves personal wellness

 

For more resources, head to www.wellnesswarriors.healthcare. If you are an RN, you can receive Nursing Professional Development (NCPD) credits by going to www.wellnesswarriors.healthcare and click “Receive NCPD credit”.

The Mentor-Facilitated Training Award Dissemination Project was funded by NIDA CTN DI in partnership with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).