Songs for the Soul: A Program to Address a Nurse's Grief .
When caring for patients with cancer, a number of situations arise that cause nurses to grieve. Nurses need time and space to grieve to prevent the untoward effects of cumulative grief. While providing a safe space for nurses to be vulnerable in grief, Songs for the Soul combines the healing effects of expressive writing, storytelling, and music to help nurses address the grief and suffering they experience in their work. The use of storytelling through music portrays an expression of their grief that matches the intensity of their caregiving experience.
University of Texas in Austin.
Carolyn
C
Phillips
University of New Mexico Medical Group.
Barbara
B
Welcer
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D000068376:Compassion Fatigue / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D033262:Narration; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods; D012944:Social Support
compassion fatigue; grief; program development; self-care; storytelling