Remember why you became a nurse in the first place

What's in this Special Issue

“…We are pleased to open this issue with a guest editorial by Dr Gillian Coleville and Susan Affleck, a consultant clinical psychologist and a senior nurse respectively. Besides providing a critical commentary of the terminology and research on occupational stress in critical care settings, this editorial proposes practical strategies for nurses to mitigate work‐related stress, with an emphasis on reflection and searching for meaning in one's work.…”

The BACCN and COVID: What have we learned?

“…Similar reflections were made in a recent NICC editorial, with the authors exploring the need for staff to "find meaning in work" as a strategy to reduce the psychological impact of critical care nursing. 8 Because of the unprecedented global pandemic, nearly all conferences and professional events have been cancelled as a result of social distancing and lockdown measures across the world.…”