Article: Protecting the wellbeing of nurses providing end of life care

Written particularly for nurses providing end of life care in hospital, the article discusses issues around work-related stress in delivering high quality end of life care.  It looks at what staff and organisations can do to manage stress and avoid burnout including coping strategies, resilience training, self-care, mindfulness, Schwartz rounds and a supportive organisational culture, all of which are essential to support staff.

Cedar, S. H & Walker, G. 2020.  Protecting the wellbeing of nurses providing end of life care.  Nursing Times, 226 (2) p 30 - 34.

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Article: In what ways might group clinical supervision affect the development of resilience of hospice nurses

This research comprising of a survey and focus group interviews looked at how clinical supervision might improve resilience in hospice nurses.  Clinical supervision was found to help work confidence, regulating emotions, offering a coping strategy, managing expectations and developing self-awareness.   This was dependent however upon individual preference and experience, the local organisational context and wider social and political factors.  The study provides a number of recommendations for practice.

Francis, Amy & Bulman, C. 2019. In what ways might group clinical supervision affect the development of resilience of hospice nurses.  International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 25 (8) p387 - 396.

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Article: How to get the most out of reflective discussions

A two page easy to read article on the benefits that reflection can bring to staff working in stressful work areas.  Particularly useful for staff undertaking NMC revalidation.

How to get the most out of reflective discussions.  Nursing Standard, 2019. 34 (5) p 37-39.

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Article: Clinical supervision in nursing practice

This article provides an overview of clinical supervision, outlining its features and functions.  It includes 3 case studies relating to group clinical supervision, discussing how this was implemented in each case and the various methods of group working that were used.

Driscoll, J. et al. 2019.  Enhance the quality of clinical supervision in nursing practice.  Nursing Standard, 34 (5) p 43-47.

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Article: Remembrance: a self-care toolkit for healthcare staff

This US article describes the development of Bereavement Rounds - also known as "Remembrance,"  a multidisciplinary approach to acknowledge and process the death of patients in an inpatient palliative care service, paying particular attention to how staff can be affected by patients and their families.  A template is included providing details of the format, factors to be considered and the roles different staff play in the weekly 30 minute meetings.

Morris, S. 2019. Remembrance: a self-care toolkit for clinicians.  Journal of Palliative Medicine.  22 (3) p 316 - 318.

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Report: A reflective group activity supports healthcare staff in England

Working in healthcare can be demanding and stressful.  The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) conducted this research looking at the effective of Schwartz Rounds - a forum for clinical and non clinical teams to share stories and discuss the emotional impact of delivering healthcare.  The research showed that overtime staff participating in the sessions felt less stressed and isolated and more empathetic when dealing with patients and colleagues. It offers one of the few evidence based interventions that work at both organisational and person centred level.

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Article: Engaging leadership - a better approach to leading a team?

This article explains how a specific approach to leadership, called Engaging Transformational Leadership provides a framework for nursing leaders to reduce staff stress, improve teamwork, innovation and collaboration.

Alban-Metcalfe, J. & Alimo-Metcalfe, 2018.   Engaging leadership - a better approach to leading a team?  Nursing Times, 114 (6) p 21 - 24

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