Infusing Well-Being into the Workplace Through Brief Mindful Self-Compassion Practices

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Clinicians working in critical care are often exposed to traumatizing events and challenging work environments, leading to an increased risk for compassion fatigue and burnout. The development and implementation of a unit-based initiative to reduce compassion fatigue among ICU nurses through mindful self-compassion practices is described in this presentation. Audience participants are guided through short mindful self-compassion practices designed for caregivers in the workplace.

Objectives

Discuss self-compassion and its relationships to wellbeing, resiliency, compassion fatigue and burnout among nurses.
Outline a unit-based initiative to reduce compassion fatigue among ICU nurses through brief mindful self-compassion practices.
Demonstrate brief mindful self-compassion practices to support caregiver well-being and self-care.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity. Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.