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How can I recognise and support staff with compassion fatigue?
Identifying the signs and supporting individuals and teams to increase emotional resilience

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Evidence and Practice
How can I recognise and support staff with compassion fatigue?
Identifying the signs and supporting individuals and teams to increase emotional resilience
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Explore the features and potential benefits of the quantum leadership style
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Understand the importance of organising professional development for junior nurses
Features
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Women’s reproductive health and the harms potentially linked to night shifts
When a patient won’t take their tablets: how to promote medication adherence
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Advice on steps to take, de-escalation tips and why incidents should never be normalised
Opinion
M is for memorable: how to harness mnemonics to help you retrieve key information, fast
Tips on using word patterns to boost recall of important clinical information and tasks
Kindness in the workplace – we all need it, but do we have time to practise it?
With many nursing staff feeling near to breaking point, acts of compassion are essential
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Students
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Careers
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Job combines work with adventurous treks, sports trips or TV location shoots
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