Therapeutic nursing improving patient care through self-awareness and reflection (SAGE, 2002)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 -- The Therapeutic Use of Self in Nursing; Part I: The Practitioner's Perspective; Chapter 2 -- The Importance of Philosophical Congruence for Therapeutic Use of Self in Practice; Chapter 3 -- Therapeutic Nursing and Technology: Clinical Supervision and Reflective Practice in a Critical Care Setting; Chapter 4 -- The Role of the Internal Supervisor in Developing Therapeutic Nursing; Part III: The Educationalist's Perspective; Chapter 5 -- Transformative Learning: Enabling Therapeutic Nursing
Therapeutic Nursing is an inspiring read and is of immense use to those who teach and supervise nurses at all levels. Gaining self-awareness is a vital aspect of professional development for all who work in the caring professions. In nursing especially, the ability to evaluate onself affects all areas of practice, including direct patient care, working relationships with colleagues and maintaining one's own well being in the often-pressured environment of health care