Step away from self-blame for things you can’t control
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Step away from self-blame for things you can’t control

Pavan Amara Nurse, midwife and health journalist

Fallout from service pressures can make nurses internalise the worries of others, so it is essential to recognise and manage the risks when you shoulder undue guilt

Feelings of professional guilt affect nurses at all levels, say those involved in delivering psychological or emotional support to healthcare workers, and the current climate is exacerbating them.

Nursing Standard. 38, 10, 51-54. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.10.51.s16

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