Enhancing emotional well-being through self-care: the experiences of community health nurses in Australia.
This article discusses the importance of self-care in enhancing the emotional well-being of generalist community nurses providing palliative care. This research undertaken in Australia explored the relationship between emotional well-being and professional practice. The results demonstrated the importance of self-care, aspects of palliative care that impacted on nurses' well-being, and strategies utilized by nurses to care holistically for themselves to continue providing holistic palliative care.
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School of Health & Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. nel.glass@scu.edu.au
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D009517:New South Wales; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012944:Social Support