The concept of compassion within UK media-generated discourse: A corpus-informed analysis.
Carmel BondGemma StaceySarah Field-RichardsPatrick CallaghanPhilip KeeleyJoanne LymnSarah RedsellHelen SpibyPublished in: Journal of clinical nursing (2018)
To maintain nursing as an attractive profession to join, it is important that nurses are viewed as compassionate. This holds implications for professional morale, associated with the continued retention and recruitment of the future workforce. Existing ideologies within the practice placement, the prior care experience environment, as well as the educational and organisational design, are crucial factors to consider, in terms of their influences on the expression of compassion in practice.