We all know how demanding nursing can be on us physically, emotionally and mentally but I struggle with having clinical hours count towards self care.  We are challenged with ensuring that our students have enough time in the clinical setting caring for patients and I would not want to lose these hours.  That being said, I do feel we are obligated to teach our students how to care for themselves.  This can be threaded through the curriculum in lectures, in post conferences and even by providing webinars for students to watch.  

I would not want this to be clinical hours.