Gratitude: Self-Care Strategies to Improve Life and Work for Palliative Care and Care Management Professionals
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Do you want to boost your well-being, avoid burnout, improve patient care, and be happier at work and at home? Studies show practicing gratitude may be the key!
Stress is inevitable for palliative care professionals and, left unaddressed, can lead to adverse health effects, broken relationships, depression, and even malpractice suits. Practicing gratitude can combat these negative outcomes. This eBook offers simple but powerful techniques for incorporating gratitude into your daily routine.
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In this eBook you’ll learn:
- How practicing gratitude can help you build resiliency and avoid burnout
- How gratitude can benefit patients with serious illness
- Exercises and techniques for cultivating gratitude
- How to implement a regular practice of gratitude in your own life
- How to encourage gratitude in your patients
Download this eBook if you are a:
- Physician
- Registered Nurse
- APRN
- Nurse Practitioner
- Social Worker
- Chaplain
- Any member of a healthcare team
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