Nurses' resilience and nurturance of the self

International Journal of Palliative Nursing, Oct 2015, vol. 21, no. 10, p. 504-510

Shimoinaba, Kaori, O'Connor, Margaret, Lee, Susan, Kissane, David

The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of nurses' resilience and the way it is developed. Self-nurturing was evident as the way nurses developed resilience, which included knowledge of self, coping adaptively, valuing care and accepting limitations. However, none had educational pathways to build greater resilience. Integrating support and education to foster nurses' resilience is important to enable self-protection, as well as the provision of high quality care.

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