NURSES AND SELF AWARENESS

Why is self awareness an important skill to have as a nurse?

Why is self awareness an important skill to have as a nurse?

Self-awareness skills are vital for all therapeutic interaction and development of such skills should be built into all training programmes (English National Board 2000). This essay will attempt to identify a variety of theories based upon the concept of the 'self' and acknowledge the importance as well as the problems in becoming self-aware. The author has chosen this topic to gain insight into the importance of developing self-awareness, as Stein-Parbury (2003) comments the more nurses ...