{"id":36820,"date":"2020-11-19T02:24:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T07:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/?p=36820"},"modified":"2020-11-18T20:40:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T01:40:54","slug":"never-be-in-a-hurry-dr-nichole-l-hartman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/2020\/11\/19\/never-be-in-a-hurry-dr-nichole-l-hartman\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNever Be in a Hurry\u201d\u2014Dr. Nichole L. Hartman"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Nichole

I have been told over and over, \u201cI don\u2019t know how you do it.\u201d This refers to my day-to-day life. I am a wife, a mother, a family nurse practitioner, and a faculty member in the nursing division. My days pre-COVID-19 were go-go-go, from dawn to dusk. I was nonstop. I didn\u2019t think my life was unusual, as this is what I did, day in and day out.<\/p>\n

Then one day in March a worldwide pandemic is declared, and I was stopped in my tracks. This was not because I stopped myself but because COVID-19 stopped me, or at least tried to at the time. I was advised to work from home, to stay safe. I set up an office at home, and I proceeded to carry on a typical day from the safety and comfort of my home developing innovative ways to conduct simulation for the nursing students. Life at home was business as usual, as I was still taking my kids to practices, going to watch their games, and working at the hospital when able. Then, once again, I was stopped in my tracks: My kids were sent home from school, and sports were shut down. Shelter-in-place recommendations were put into effect. At this point, I truly had no choice but to stay home and stay safe.<\/p>\n

I took DeSales University\u2019s Salesian Solidarity Pledge and prepared myself to be ready for anything. This pledge not only meant I was looking out for my DSU family but my own family and friends. I started to look forward to all the Zoom sessions, to make sure all were well and staying safe. I took solace in these moments from a world I could not control. I started to slow down and see the extraordinary in the ordinary. I reconnected with old friends over email, checked in on family more often, and spent time with my kids, connecting with them on a whole new level. I was filled with awe at what I witnessed in others that, during this pandemic, through such hardship, the positive aspects of human nature, kindness, and resilience were shining through. By being stopped in my tracks, I started to find the beauty in life, the peace in just being, and the joy in being content with what is.<\/p>\n

In the words of St. Francis de Sales, \u201cNever be in a hurry, do everything quietly and in calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nichole L. Hartman, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, is an assistant professor of clinical nursing in advanced clinical simulation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been told over and over, \u201cI don\u2019t know how you do it.\u201d This refers to my day-to-day life. I am a wife, a mother, a family nurse practitioner, and a faculty member in the nursing division. My days pre-COVID-19 were go-go-go, from dawn to dusk. I was nonstop. I didn\u2019t think my life was unusual, as this is<\/p>\n

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