29 Quotes by Carmel Sheridan

When you bring mindful mindful awareness to your thoughts, you train your mind to settle, and, with time and practice, realize you don't have to react to every passing thought.

Mindfulness puts you in charge of where you place your attention. Then, when you are less preoccupied with concerns and worries, you have more energy available to attend to your work.

Just as a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, a group is only as strong as its weakest member.

Knowing how to manage conflict is a vital skill for nurses.

Mindful communication is about becoming aware of the ways you send information into the world. When you are conscious of the messages you project, you understand the effect that your words and actions have on others.

With increased presence comes kindness and compassion - the nurse's calling cards.

Even without words, you communicate through touch, body language, and facial expression.

Communicating with awareness and kindness, and listening without judgement, are at the heart of good nursing practice.

The primary causes of errors in nursing are distraction and stress.