How nurse leaders can help staff cope with trauma and stress
In the latest Nursing Standard podcast, Queen’s Nurse, coach and nurse educator Caron Sanders-Crook discusses a trauma-informed approach to nurse leadership in the high-pressure healthcare environment, and how the impact of vicarious trauma and a chronically activated stress response are not traditionally factored into nurse leadership models. She also discusses how leaders who understand their own nervous system responses can model stability for their teams, and demonstrates two exercises that nurses can use to help prevent emotional exhaustion
How a trauma-informed approach to nurse leadership can make for better workplaces. Plus, practical exercises to prevent emotional exhaustion
Nurse leaders who model stability for their teams can reduce stress
What can you do to support yourself when you’re feeling totally overwhelmed? And, crucially, how can your manager help you cope with stress via their leadership style? In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, Caron Sanders-Crook – a Queen’s Nurse, coach and nurse educator – argues for a trauma-informed approach to leadership.
She discusses how leaders who understand their own nervous system responses can model stability for their teams, and demonstrates two exercises that nurses can use to help prevent emotional exhaustion [go to 12:51 in the episode].
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