Nurses work in the foxhole of the healthcare battlefield. Their work is emotionally grueling and physically draining. This easy-to-follow book offers a new skill set to cope with the challenges of nursing and sustain compassion in the long term. Backed by scientific evidence, the book teaches mindfulness and compassion practices to lessen stress, enhance relationships, improve patient care, and reduce patient risk. With a new understanding of everyday mindfulness and compassion, nurses can overcome the myriad contemporary challenges inherent in the workplace-and in their own lives.

This book will show you how to: Nurture others without depleting yourself Overcome compassion fatigue and burnout Decrease frustration and job overwhelm Reduce mistakes through managing attention Respond rather than react to crises Revive your love for your profession

Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction PART I Embracing Mindfulness Chapter 1: What Is Mindfulness? Chapter 2: Doing and Being Chapter 3: Everyday Mindfulness Chapter 4: Reaping the Benefits of Mindfulness Practice PART II Mindfulness and the Body Chapter 5: Mindful Self-Care Chapter 6: Inhabiting Your Body Chapter 7: Preventing Injury the Mindful Way Chapter 8: Coping Mindfully with Pain Chapter 9: Coping with Stress the Mindful Way Chapter 10: Mindful Movement PART III Compassion-The Essence of Mindfulness Chapter 11: Understanding Compassion Chapter 12: The Constant Giver: Compassion Fatigue Chapter 13: Cultivating Self-Compassion Chapter 14: Strengthening Compassion PART IV Mindfulness For Better Performance Chapter 15: Working with Thoughts Chapter 16: Mindful Teamwork Chapter 17: Mindful Communication Chapter 18: Working with Distractions, Preventing Errors Chapter 19: Th e Mindful Handover Report Chapter 20: Th e Challenge of Advancing Technology Chapter 21: Bringing Mindfulness and Compassion to your Healthcare Facility Moving Forward Mindfully Appendix A: List Of Practices Appendix B: ProQOL Additional Resources (by Chapter) Notes References Index