An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice

Ian McGonagle (University of Lincoln)

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Wiley-Blackwell
13 February 2025

Health systems & services; Nursing

Explore the concept of compassion as it applies to the field of healthcare and improving patient outcomes

An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice identifies the core components of being compassionate and self-compassionate, so that we may be in a better position to attend to our health and to engage in helping others. The foundation of this book is that if we have an intention to help, we are best served by understanding what ‘helping’ really means. This is addressed by reviewing compassion in a range of contexts and environments, including through an evolutionary science perspective. In this view, we are ‘programmed’ to be compassionate—but social forces may throw challenges or obstacles in our way. Also covered in this text are the challenges associated with being compassionate to the self, as well as care encounters with individuals in a clinical context and working in a clinical team.

Some of the ideas explored in An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice include:

Artificial intelligence (AI) and compassion, covering ethical theories for AI alongside considerations surrounding consent and the role of touch

The role of mindfulness in self-compassion, the challenges and benefits of self-compassion, perfectionism, our “inner critic”, and shame

Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) in teamwork, lessons in developing compassionate teams, and the theory of Values-Based Practice

Components of compassion-focused leadership and supervision, and the development of self-efficacy and competence

Providing a core conceptual framework for compassion in healthcare with guidance on how to explore various topics in greater depth, An Introduction to Compassion in Healthcare Practice is an essential reference for undergraduate nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, medical practitioners, and students in related programs of study.

By: Ian McGonagle (University of Lincoln)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
ISBN: 9781394220458
ISBN 10: 1394220456
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 13 February 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Ian McGonagle qualified as a Mental Health Nurse in 1986 and focused his clinical work on people with long-term mental health problems. He has since worked for the National Institute of Mental Health in England (NIMHE), the Centre for Clinical and Academic Workforce Innovation (CCAWI), and the Department of Health’s Mental Health – ‘New Ways of Working’ team. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Lincoln.

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