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Nurse support: how do I ask for help without feeling like a burden?
Nursing staff can feel an expectation to cope at work no matter what the pressures and challenges of a shift. The idea of being resilient can make it hard to ask for help when needed, putting both staff well-being and patient safety at risk. An experienced nurse and nursing professor suggests strategies to overcome the stigma of seeking support and steps to take to ask for help – whether practical support with a procedure or process or staffing support on the ward. Plus tips for managers and team leaders to ensure colleagues feel able to ask for help.
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