Panaji: After the second wave and before the third wave that is possible, the nurse in the South Goa accepts a weekly virtual / rejuvenation session to help build their resilience to deal with all possibilities.
The second wave of pandemic, which claimed more than 2,000 lives in Goa, in such a way that the nurse had more than one patient under their dying care.
“The numbers are crazy, and not because patients in their care are dying peacefully.
They struggle to breathe, suffocate and dying with shortness of breath.
Imagine the effect on mental health of health care providers,” said a licensed meditation teacher based in Canada Lisa Pinto , which has conducted a session for “Super Heroes” since June 6 while many health care providers prioritize health and also.
Being a patient, they ignore their own mental health and well-being, he said.
“We are all safer because of health care providers and we need to take a moment to recognize this,” said Pinto, who came from Margao.
In May, when he heard how severe the second wave hit Goa, Pinto decided he wanted to do something for his people.
He volunteered to equip this frontline worker with techniques to be used on work to help them take control and maintain their balance in difficult situations.
The fifth session for around 40 nursing staff from Hospicio and South Goa District Hospital was held through Zoom on Sunday night.
Senior nurses at the South Goa District Hospital, Lisma Barneto, who attended the session, said the second wave was a horrendous and stressful experience.
“Apart from physical pressure there is a lot of mental pressure, which spends us.
It has made us emotionally stressed and psychologically.
Some lose their bread winners and loved ones.
We do our best to reach our patients even though they are in an uncomfortable PPE .
It’s not easy, but we keep going, “he said.
Pinto session about self-affection, the compatibility of tranquility and gratitude taught nurses to take ownership of their mental health and welfare.
“We want them to understand that they have to stop for self-care and compassion.
If not, their mental health will be destroyed.
If they don’t rest and come from a good place they will find it difficult to take care of others,” Pinto said.
Session through meditation teaches them to find out unpleasant emotions and how to overcome them with deep breathing and other techniques.
“By doing all this regularly, every Sunday, they are preparing for the next time they are exposed to something big,” he said.
Poonam rose, a nurse and ICU, said he felt like he could help patients during the first wave.
“These second waves go beyond our imagination.
Many things come out of our control.
It is a nightmare and wearing mentality for us.
ICU nurse burdened with stressors that affect us from inside.
This session makes us feel enthusiastic and stronger and ready to overcome Covid waves of the future if it happens, “he said.