How to avoid blaming yourself for things you cannot control
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How to avoid blaming yourself for things you cannot control

Pavan Amara Nurse, midwife and health journalist

Service pressures can make nurses internalise others’ feelings or worries, so it is essential to recognise and manage the risks of shouldering guilt

Feelings of professional guilt affect nurses at all levels, say those involved in delivering psychological or emotional support to healthcare workers.

Nursing Management. 30, 5, 6-8. doi: 10.7748/nm.30.5.6.s2

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