Caregiving for the Elderly | Important Leadership Skills to Have | Motivational Mondays

Dr. Cynthia Hickman was a registered nurse for 27 years. She’s also the founder and CEO of Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate, a platform educating people to be proactive and mindful of our aging population. In this episode of Motivational Mondays, Dr. Hickman shares her story about becoming a full-time caregiver and what she learned that can help others. Most people only think about the physical aspects of being a caregiver but you also need to focus on medical care. Dr. Hickman’s mom had heart failure, so she knew exactly how to care for her since she was familiar with cardiology. If a parent has a medical condition you’re unfamiliar with, you need to educate yourself in order to care for them. As a nurse, Dr. Hickman learned how to make subjective and objective observations. When you ask someone how they’re feeling and they give you their answer, it's subjective. But when you observe that something is off, it’s objective and you must act on it. Dr. Hickman wrote The Black Book of Important Information for Caregivers to cover the importance of tangible information. If you’re the one making medical decisions, there are things you need at your fingertips to provide proper care. Many people don’t want to think about these things until they’re faced with them. Dr. Hickman understands that watching someone’s health decline is difficult but believes you can make the process more bearable if you’re prepared. After all, how would you want someone to treat you if you’re the one who's depending on them? #TheNSLS #Caregiver #Leadership #HealthAndWellness #Wellness #Health #Motivation #Inspiration Website: https://www.nsls.org Facebook:   / thensls   Twitter:   / thensls   Instagram:   / thensls   Linkedin:   / thensls   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/59JfXnE...