Professional practice skills for nurses
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Professional practice skills for nurses

Winnifred Groves Public sector researcher, Surbiton, Surrey

Nurses work in a healthcare system in which different partners in care have different expectations of them. Demands to provide compassionate care that is patient-centred and responsive while adhering to budget constraints are contributing to ‘compassion fatigue’ and adversely affecting nurses’ mood and effectiveness. This article discusses how an understanding of professional practice skills, communication skills and teamwork can help nurses to cope with these conflicting demands and compassion fatigue while performing their professional roles and responsibilities. This approach is discussed in the context of nursing discourse and related professional and government recommendations.

Nursing Standard. 29, 1, 51-59. doi: 10.7748/ns.29.1.51.e8955

Correspondence

winniegroves@yahoo.com

Peer review

This article has been subject to double blind peer review

Received: 06 March 2014

Accepted: 19 June 2014

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