‘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
Table of Content
′The stress of it all′ – environment and people
Embracing change – a continuing process
Nursing: A profession with too many masters?
Reconnecting with your nursing values
Mindfulness and nursing
Thinking, learning and working under fire
Self-compassion
Collaborative working
Mental parkour – freeing the mind
How your past influences your present: the unconscious at work
Introduction: Talking to nurses
Conclusion: Going green, a toolkit to support sustainable practice
About the author
Clinical Interests
Dr Martin qualified as a mental health nurse in 1983, his on-going clinical career spans 30 years within and with the UK National Health Service.
Dr Martin′s work within the clinical arena encompasses direct therapeutic intervention with service users, management of service provision within the NHS and educational interventions within a clinical and academic setting.
More recently Dr Martin′s clinical practice has focused on working with service users who have on-going and complex mental health needs.
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