Empowering Nurses: Cultivating Compassion and Quality Care in Healthcare

By FT Todaro-Franceschi, Vidette, PhD, RNDr, a renowned expert in end-of-life education, professional quality of life, and clinical leadership. Dr. Todaro-Franceschi’s extraordinary book is a call to action, urging us to acknowledge the good, the bad, and the ugly in healthcare, and to work together towards creating a compassionate and empathetic healthcare system.

“It is up to all of us to hold and safeguard each other in this sacred work,” echoes Mary Koloroutis, RN, MSN, CEO of Creative Health Care Management, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Co-Creator of the Relationship-Based Care Model.

Enhancing Professional Quality of Life for Compassionate Care

In this updated second edition, Dr. Todaro-Franceschi sheds light on the significance of professional quality of life, incorporating current research and practice, to demonstrate how the contentment and happiness of the nursing workforce directly impact the quality of care.

This valuable resource provides practical strategies for addressing various challenges, including:

• Compassion fatigue and burnout
• Moral distress and workplace violence
• Caring for the dying and dealing with PTSD

By empowering nurses to create a more compassionate work environment, this book contributes to a healthcare system that truly values humanity.

New Features and Updates

The second edition includes:

• Expanded focus on the correlation between workforce well-being and care quality
• Updated resources and information on national nursing initiatives related to professional quality of life
• New chapter on workplace violence (incivility, bullying, and mobbing)
• New chapter on education related to improving professional quality of life and work environment
• A Nurse Leaders Resource Toolkit to guide staff education

This comprehensive guide is essential for nurses, nurse leaders, and healthcare professionals seeking to create a culture of compassion, empathy, and excellence in healthcare.

Key Features:

• Articulates an ethic of care developed from a transdisciplinary perspective
• Increases nurse awareness of issues that might be hindering their professional quality of life
• Provides strategies for enhancing staff contentment and productivity, promoting a healthy work environment
• Includes real-life examples from critical care, end-of-life care, hospice, oncology, and more
• Assists nurses with grief healing

Publication Details:

Published by Springer Publishing Company, 2nd edition (March 18, 2019)

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