LIFESTYLE AND WELLNESS: EMOTIONAL WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH/BURNOUT
● How often do I do things I feel aren’t best for the patient because of an owner/trainer request?
● Do I feel failure when I lose a patient? ● Do I feel personally responsible for the out- come of a case?
● Do I make and keep appointments with my personal physician, dentist, and/or mental health professional at a level consistent with the recommendations of those professionals?
● Do I know how to say no to a request I can’t complete?
● Do I regularly negotiate a response to a re- quest that balances the needs of myself and the requester?
● Do I put effort and thought into my diet on a daily basis?
● How often do I exercise or seek physical activ- ity beyond work on a weekly basis?
● How frequently do I turn to alcohol for stress release every week?
● Do I consciously set boundaries on a daily ba- sis? What boundaries do I regularly set and stick to?
● How many hours of sleep do I average each night? How many hours of sleep do I want each night?
● Do I allow my technicians and assistance au- tonomy in tasks?
● How many times do I sit still with minimal activities ongoing in a day?
● Do I view change as a challenge/opportunity? ● How often in a week do I engage the support of others?
● Do I set personal goals not related to work and can I easily recite those goals with minimal prompting?
● Do I seek social/spiritual support on a daily basis? Weekly? Monthly?
● Is there a single thing/person dominating my time and energy?
● What keeps me in my current job? ● Would I meet the standards I set for others? Would the standards I set for myself be met by others I respect?
● On a daily basis, how much time do I spend with concerns or doubts?
● How do I monitor efficiency in my day? ● Do I set times for things and keep to those times as much as possible?
● Do I have a time each day I have set as my goal time for leaving work? What do I do to reach it?
● Do I regularly assess the priorities of items on my to-do list?
● Would I classify my actions on my own behalf as proactive?
● Can I list my core values related to my profes- sion? Do those around me share my core values?
Acknowledgments
Declaration of Ethics The Author has adhered to the Principles of Veter- inary Medical Ethics of the AVMA.
Conflict of Interest The Author has no conflicts of interest.
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