Why as nurses do we find it so hard to ask for help for ourselves?

03/11/22 • 15 min

It has been a tough two years for the nursing profession. Many nurses are considering leaving the profession and many are reporting symptoms of burnout and exhaustion. As a profession, we need to acknowledge these struggles, listen to nurses' experiences and importantly take urgent action to support nurses globally as we cannot afford to lose nurses. We all have a part to play in using our sphere of influence. This Podcast is my way of using my sphere of influence as both a registered practising nurse and a trained professional coach.

In this episode, I talk about why as nurses we struggle to ask for help and to think about how we respond to someone when a colleague asks for help.

I reference Brene Brown's New Book Atlas of The Heart and Beyond Burnout by Suzi McAlpine if you would like to know more you can click on the links for each book.

If you would like to know more about the work that I do coaching Nurses you can find out more here

If you would like to contact me to find out how coaching can help you please email me at [email protected]

In this episode, I talk about why as nurses we struggle to ask for help and to think about how we respond to someone when a colleague asks for help.

I reference Brene Brown's New Book Atlas of The Heart and Beyond Burnout by Suzi McAlpine if you would like to know more you can click on the links for each book.

If you would like to know more about the work that I do coaching Nurses you can find out more here

If you would like to contact me to find out how coaching can help you please email me at [email protected]

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