A pilot test of a mindfulness-based communication training to enhance resilience in palliative care professionals

Effect of a nurse‐led intervention programme on professional quality of life and post‐traumatic growth in oncology nurses

“…Other similar interventional studies have examined subjects related to and affecting compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and burnout; for example, psychological resilience for oncology inpatient nurses (Potter et al, ), awareness‐based communication skills for palliative care workers (Gerhart et al, ), the spiritual care of palliative care workers, their self‐care skills, death perceptions and death training (Sansó et al, ), and self‐care and resilience in emergency nurses (Flarity et al, ). Moreover, other researchers have examined how nurses cope with death, psychological preparation, and the psychological care of cancer patients (Yu, Jiang, & Shen, ), and Houck () investigated mourning and end‐of‐life care, compassion fatigue (including reasons, symptoms, and effects), holistic self‐care, and spiritual self‐care for oncology nurses.…”

The mediating role of cognitive and affective empathy in the relationship of mindfulness with engagement in nursing

“…Within the organizational sphere, training in mindfulness has been associated with increased engagement, job satisfaction and performance [35][36][37], results which have been repeated with nursing professionals [38,39]. With health sciences students, mindfulness showed a strong association with engagement [40], such that intervention improved engagement in future healthcare professionals [41].…”

“…Even though empathy is a main component of nursing practice, it is also the core of feelings of guilt, which when they are excessive or poorly directed, can lead to beliefs of responsibility which generate high distress in professionals [50]. There are therefore problems for establishing a balance between detachment and emotional connection with the patient in clinical practice [51], which could derive in a loss of wellbeing and quality of care, generating stress, exhaustion and avoidance coping styles [37]. In this line, some studies have suggested the suitability of training cognitive and behavioral empathy in nurses to improve the care given patients and the efficacy of their services.…”

A daily diary study of posttraumatic stress, experiential avoidance, and emotional lability among inpatient nurses

“…Resources and values are threatened, and distress is evoked by exposure to patient suffering, ethical conflicts, providing care perceived to be futile, or conflict with patients, peers, or family . When distressed, nurses may engage in experiential avoidance, the process of negatively evaluating, escaping, or avoiding unwanted thoughts, emotions, or sensations . Behaviorally, there may be attempts to distance oneself from the patient or to exhibit hostile or critical communication .…”

“…[1][2][3] When distressed, nurses may engage in experiential avoidance, the process of negatively evaluating, escaping, or avoiding unwanted thoughts, emotions, or sensations. 4,5 Behaviorally, there may be attempts to distance oneself from the patient or to exhibit hostile or critical communication. 1 A suspected consequence is emotional lability including vacillation between dysphoria and hyperarousal.…”