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Self-Compassion And Perceived Readiness For Practice Among Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study, Laurie A. Walter
Self-Compassion And Perceived Readiness For Practice Among Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study, Laurie A. Walter
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There is increasing concern about how nursing students’ psychological health will impact their future nursing practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has enhanced these concerns. Nurse educators are being challenged with preparing nursing students to provide compassionate, patient-centered care despite the stress and psychological challenges of today’s healthcare environment. Self-compassion is a practice of mindfulness, self-kindness, and common humanity which positively influences and predicts psychological health. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between self-compassion and perceived readiness for professional practice among undergraduate nursing students.
A convergent mixed-method design utilizing correlational and directed content analyses explored this relationship. The …