Put some Concrete in your Breakfast: Tales from Contemporary Nursing : Building Resilience, Empathy and Confidence within a Challenging Profession / by Rasa Kabaila.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kabaila, Rasa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing.

Medical sciences.

Philosophy of mind.

Ethics.

Occupational health services.

Health Sciences.

Moral Psychology.

Occupational Health.

Local Subjects:

Nursing.

Health Sciences.

Moral Psychology.

Occupational Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book gives a sincere yet honest representation of modern nursing in all its forms rather than purely focusing only on the ‘good’ ‘the funny’ ‘the sad’ or the ‘ugly’. This book provides a collection of stories that concentrate on nursing, that validates, educates and encourages those undertaking a career in nursing. In addition, this book also celebrates the amazing rewards that the unique career of nursing has to offer, for those who can find a way to persevere through the challenges. There is a high rate of burnout among nurses in their early days of practice, because of the high demands placed on them by the healthcare system; hospital administrations; the expectations of management, patients, families and carers; and the sheer size of the patient loads with complex needs these days. The global pandemic erupting has now pushed a health care service that was already under pressure to now be in complete crisis. The world now knows that we need more nurses employed to be able to move forward from this calamity. This book closes that gap in that it encourages the readers to continue to pursue a career in nursing (despite the challenges that the profession holds) while also positively promoting the incredible work that nurses do. The chapters within this book, explore a cornucopia of different aspects of nursing including: caring for dying patients, dealing with bodily fluids and how patients are not very good at working out how sick they really are. The book also covers how to manage the care of patients with complex mental illnesses and those contemplating suicide. This book is targeted at nurses who may feel a little overwhelmed with the world that is nursing but who wish to thrive and further their career. Discussion questions at the end of the book further add to the reflection and learning process of the reader.

Contents:

1. Foreword

2. Career choices: How I came to study nursing

3. Mad bad and sad

4. First encounters with death

5. Poo

6. ED or the GP

7. Love bites and herpes

8. Do you believe in God?

9. Trusting your instinct

10. Nurses versus Doctors

11. Self-harm and suicide attempts

12. Noob nurses and epic fails

13. Catch my disease

14. Colourful clinical handovers & puzzling presentations

15. Post-traumatic stress and burnout

16. Shit that nurses say

17. The blame game

18. Being a patient

19. Magic medications and broken bones

20. Some things are harder to explain

21. Working with youngens and complicated families

22. Learn to duck and weave

23. Would you like to shower with me?

24. What you find confronting will surprise you

25. Brainstorm

26. Tell me your agenda

27. Missing

28. An introduction to the psychiatric ward

29. Caring for diverse populations

30. Nursing in faraway places

31. Overcoming disabilities

32. Nursing suggestions for living well

33. Saying thank you

34. Visiting hours are now over.

Other Format:

Print version: Kabaila, Rasa Put Some Concrete in Your Breakfast: Tales from Contemporary Nursing

ISBN:

9783031243936