The Role of Mindfulness in Enhancing Self-Care for Nurses
American Journal of Critical Care July 1, 2017 DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2017589 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 47 |
| Key points | Argues that nurses, socialized to put others' needs first, often neglect self-care, and that self-care is vital to buffer stress in a rapidly changing health care environment and to prevent stress from progressing to burnout, which the author says harms both nurses and those in their care. |
Abstract
“Care for yourself so you can care for others” … an age-old adage that is easily forgotten in our jam-packed personal and professional lives. As caregivers, nurses have been socialized to care for others and thus often prioritize their needs as second. Self-care remains vital for nurses to ease the detrimental effects of stress in the constantly and rapidly changing health care environment and to prevent progression of those effects to burnout, which can have devastating consequences for nurses and those under their care.
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