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Module 02
Project Assignment – Getting Started

Part 1 – Getting Started

Balancing School and Life – My Quality of Life Self-Care
Plan. The purpose of developing this Plan is to set a framework and a plan to
maintain wellness and to stay motivated and engaged throughout your Program.
Doing this will help you achieve success during your coursework and as a
professional nurse.

The goal of the Project is to help you become self-aware and
reflective as a means of identifying personal self-care strategies that will
increase your energy and help you manage your stress. The Project will give you
a chance to learn how this is accomplished as you will be doing similar work
with clients during the Program and as a professional nurse to assist them in
the same way.

Use the Quality of Life Self-Care Wheel to assess your
current state. After you determine your scores, in a 2-3 page paper complete
the following:

Discuss those areas that are strengths (higher scores) and
those areas that need further development (lower scores).

Identify two strategies you can use to maintain or maximize
each identified strength.

Identify two strategies you can use to strengthen each area
needing development. Explain how you will put these strategies into action. Be specific.
For example, instead of stating, “I need to exercise,” your action
should state “I will begin to walk 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week.”
The action should be SMART- Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
Timeframe

Also attach your completed form

Minimum length 2-3 pages not including cover or referencing.
APA formattingSubmit your completed assignment by following the directions
linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Quality of Life Self Care Wheel – Assessment

Passion	Health
Career/School	Rest/
Recreation
	Personal
Environment	Development/
	Relationships
	Finances

Instructions: Review each Dimension. Think about how each
one relates to you. Then select a number from 10 High to 1 Low which best
reflects your level of realizing the Dimension.

DIMENSION		Quality of Life Scale – Please Circle
					10 = High to 1 = Low
Health
		10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Rest/ Recreation
		10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Personal
Development/Relationships	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Finances
		10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Environment
		10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Career/School
		10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Passion
		10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
What Does Your Score Mean:
10-9:Fantastic Balance/Wellness	8-7:Good Job	6:	Doing Okay	5 and Below:Needs Adjustment

Quality of Life Self Care Wheel

Source: Napoli, M., & Roe, S. (2011). Life by personal
design: Limitless horizons. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.

Dimensions – Some Examples

Health: Healthful eating, exercising, maintaining an
appropriate weight, regular physical exams, and using effective stress
reduction strategies.

Rest/Recreation: Adequate sleep and rest periods,
interspersing work with play, pursuing hobbies, realizing happiness, and having
fun.

Personal Development/Relationships: Fulfilling and rewarding
relationships with others in your life, needed emotional support systems,
developing personal goals such as improving listening, and having meaning and
purpose through a desired spiritual life.

Finances: Sufficient resources to support self and those
responsible for, aligning needed resources with daily requirements, and
adequate discretionary income to purchase wanted items.

Environment: Awareness and being respectful of the
environment in which you live in and those around you, having sensitivity to
the impact you have on the environment, being chemical/pollutant free,
recycling, and using natural products.

Career/School: Regularly improving your knowledge and skill
base, setting professional goals and achieving them, having a satisfying and
meaningful profession/occupation, being content with your work life, and
pursuing work life balance.

Passion: Understanding, defining, and living your life based
on your inner feelings, desires, and dreams.