The Mindful Nurse: Using the Power of Mindfulness and Compassion to Help You Thrive in Your Work

The Mindful Nurse: Using the Power of Mindfulness and Compassion to Help You Thrive in Your Work

After reviewing this book, I strongly suggest that every nurse across the globe purchase a copy, and that every school of nursing make this book part of their required reading. My reasons are two fold: not only does this book help nurses provide cutting-edge, patient-centred care, but it also provides strategies for self-care and personal enrichment at the same time. Very few books offer such rich and meaningful rewards! June Kaminsky, RN, MSN, PhD, Editor in Chief, Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics<br /><br />Nurses work in the foxhole of the healthcare battlefield. Their work is emotionally grueling and<br />physically draining. This easy-to-follow book offers a new skill set to cope with the challenges<br />of nursing and sustain compassion in the long term. Backed by scientific evidence, the book<br />teaches mindfulness and compassion practices to lessen stress, enhance relationships,<br />improve patient care, and reduce patient risk. With a new understanding of everyday mindfulness and compassion, nurses can overcome<br />the myriad contemporary challenges inherent in the workplace—and in their own lives.<br />This book will show you how to:<br /> Nurture others without depleting yourself<br /> Overcome compassion fatigue and burnout<br /> Decrease frustration and job overwhelm<br /> Reduce mistakes through managing attention<br /> Respond rather than react to crises<br />Revive your love for your profession