title: The secret sharer as a guide to compassion.
abstract: Joseph Conrad's novella demonstrates the ways in which over-identification with a stranger influences and clouds the critical judgment of a young professional. It provides rich material for discussion on the caution needed by young nurses to make decisions based on critical judgment and not personal feelings.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Young-Mason
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008093:Literature, Modern; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D013561:Symbolism; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods