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Building Nurses' Resilience to Trauma Through Contemplative Practices.

Elizabeth A. Fiske, Sarah Martin, Jennifer Luetkemeyer

Creative nursing November 1, 2020 DOI: 10.1891/crnr-d-20-00054 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Commentary Peer reviewed
Topics Meditation
Keywords Humans Wounds and injuries Breathing exercises Adaptation, psychological Stress, psychological Behavior therapy Adolescent Adult Middle aged Nursing staff, hospital Female Resilience, psychological Adverse childhood experiences Trauma Contemplative practices Visual journaling
Key points Argues that nurses need skills to manage trauma-related triggers in health-care settings and proposes that contemplative practices—breathing exercises usable throughout the work day, gratitude practices, and visual journaling—are easy to implement and can profoundly affect nurses' health outcomes.

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Nurses can benefit from strategies that build resilience to counterbalance trauma exposures. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adverse community environments are common; nurses frequently encounter trauma victims and hear trauma narratives in most care settings. Having skills to manage the triggers present in health-care environments is essential. Contemplative practices can help to meet these needs. Breathing exercises can be used as needed throughout the work day; gratitude practices are simple but powerful; and visual journaling can help nurses process experiences. These practices are easy to implement and can profoundly affect health outcomes for nurses.

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