Reassess the stress.

The second article in our series on leadership examines stress and burnout. Nurses who are burnt out need to reassess work and relationships. Stress will pass when its cause is removed, but burnout is a 'spiritual crisis'.

Who do you think you are?

Personality inventories are common in employment practice but the Enneagram offers nurses a way to see how they can grow and also get the best out of their colleagues.

Love me tender.

Sympathy, empathy and loving concern transform lives. But to be able to care for people in this way means nurses' hearts must be open and healed.