Resilience Resources

Nurses and nursing leaders continue to be overwhelmed by increasing challenges as the call to demonstrate higher levels of resilience gains momentum. And yet nurses continue to be faced with unparalleled levels of adversity, leading to a loss of hope, with many choosing to leave the profession rather than continue to be exposed to unyielding levels of stress that have the potential to threaten the survival of the profession itself. With this in mind, this paper focuses on the importance of nurses working collaboratively through the process of coaching, a construct gaining momentum as the profession seeks to expand and facilitate new ways of working in order to develop both current and future nursing leaders and, in so doing, not only strengthen the voice of nursing, but also improve the way in which nurses practice.

In each issue of the Journal of General Practice Nursing we investigate a topic currently affecting our readers. Here Lynne Bowers, independent health and care advisor, looks at resilience and asks "What it means for general practice teams".

Resilience has become a ‘tainted’ word associated with well-intentioned (or otherwise) taught sessions foisted upon bewildered staff.