Summary
Contents
Subject index
“Thought-provoking, inspiring and a triumph for complementing the much-needed coping mechanisms in nursing/healthcare today.” Ibadete Fetahu, Nursing Times A unique guide to coping and thriving in the NHS today. The book is wholly practice-focused, speaking to current standards of care for patients, and current working conditions for staff in the NHS. Written by academics specialising in mental health, nursing and well-being, each chapter provides guidance and support to pre and post-registration nurses to manage and persevere as a nurse today. This essential first edition includes: • Case studies • Reflective practice • Mindfulness exercises
Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion
But how shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselves? ‘Charity begins at home,’ is the voice of the world; yet is every man his greatest enemy, and as it were, his own executioner. (Sir Thomas Browne, 1642, in Wilkin, 1846: 96)
Chapter aims
- Introduce self-compassion.
- Discuss the benefits of self-compassion.
- Explore some of the barriers to self-compassion.
- Explore how we can be self-compassionate in challenging clinical situations, ‘when things go wrong’.
- Suggest some activities to promote the cultivation of self-compassion.
Introduction
Our job as nurses is to care for others experiencing vulnerability and distress. We are trained to deliver compassionate person-centred care in environments that are not always conducive to this expectation. Aside from being highly ...
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