Compassion is an essential component of good nursing care and can be conveyed through the smallest actions

Commentary on : Bramley L, Matiti M. How does it really feel to be in my shoes? Patients’ experiences of compassion within nursing care and their perceptions of developing compassionate nurses. J Clin Nurs 2014;23:2790–9.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3] Compassion is not a new concept within healthcare . 1 However, compassion has become the focus of much research and debate during the past 10 years, following reports of lack of compassion within UK healthcare practice. This recent intense focus has addressed many aspects of … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJ%2BClin%2BNurs%26rft.volume%253D23%26rft.spage%253D2790%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1111%252Fjocn.12537%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F24479676%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1111/jocn.12537&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=24479676&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febnurs%2F18%2F3%2F95.atom