Unfortunately, numerous nurses assumed that “a selfless attitude and neglecting self-care made up a large part of a nurse’s identity” (Gabrielle, et al., 2008, p. 319). This nurse-held conviction of selflessness can have detrimental consequences, particularly when combined with the demands of the occupation. These consequences can include acute and chronic conditions or self-inflicted illnesses due to the absence of self-care. One older nurse expressed “You put yourself last…You see other nurses or patients needing…you can’t just have a break…But if you don’t look after yourself you end up sick…I ended up with a complicated UTI because I wasn’t drinking and I wasn’t going to the toilet” (Gabrielle, et al., 2008, p. 319). Tragically, this absence of self-care is normal to numerous nurses despite age and although many of the elderly nurses disregarded their own particular needs, the research outlined several tactics to incorporate self-care strategies among this particular age group of nurses. The self-care techniques included: setting time aside time for oneself, eating healthy, and regular exercise. Eating healthy is particularly critical for nurses because nurses are known to not allot time during their shifts to eat healthily of drink water. One nurse, in particular, expressed that, “…meal breaks, that’s got to be the biggest laugh out”, while another nurse said “I don’t drink water…basically, I have coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee” (Gabrielle, et al., 2008, p. 321). Subsequently, after executing self-care modalities delineated in the study, many nurses announced having diminished stress and physical ailments that accompany, as in high blood pressure, poor weight control, and decreased physical health. Nurses who engaged in daily physical exercises additionally communicated better eating and drinking tendencies: