Practicing the ABCDEs of Self-Care in Pandemic Times
1Diane N. Solomon is a psychiatric NP in private practice in Portland, OR. She is an adjunct faculty member at Oregon Health and Science University, a board member of the Oregon Nurses Association, health policy chairwoman of Nurse Practitioners of Oregon, and a member of Oregon governor Kate Brown's Behavioral Health Advisory Council. She can be found at @DianeSolomonOR. Off the Charts is coordinated by Jacob Molyneux, senior editor: jacob.molyneux@wolterskluwer.com.
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