Write It Out! CPR for the Soul.

Nurs Clin North Am

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 461 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37240, USA. Electronic address:

Published: December 2020

Many nurses, although expert caregivers for their patients, often overlook extending this expertise to themselves by neglecting to implement self-care activities to nurture their own well-being. This neglect can precipitate a myriad of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social consequences potentially leading to burnout or even an exit from the nursing profession. Initiating self-care using compassionate purposeful reflection (CPR) journaling, a kind of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the soul, offers an antidote for self-care neglect and can foster self-compassion creating a protective shield against burnout. CPR journaling can aid in replenishing depleted stores of resilience and compassion enhancing nurses' well-being.

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Many nurses, although expert caregivers for their patients, often overlook extending this expertise to themselves by neglecting to implement self-care activities to nurture their own well-being. This neglect can precipitate a myriad of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social consequences potentially leading to burnout or even an exit from the nursing profession. Initiating self-care using compassionate purposeful reflection (CPR) journaling, a kind of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the soul, offers an antidote for self-care neglect and can foster self-compassion creating a protective shield against burnout.

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