1. Compassionate Mindful Health Care – Where Are We Now?
Respect, Justice, Integrity, Compassion, Stewardship, Innovation & Quality
Ber Mulcahy, Director of Nursing Bon Secours Hospital , Cork

2. Mindfulness
“Paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment and non- judgmentally.”
Kabat-Zinn, 2004
Compassion
“…. is an orientation of mind that recognises pain in human experience and the capacity to meet that pain with kindness, empathy and patience.”
C. Feldman, 2011

3. Mindfulness
Qualities of mind and heart that contribute to broadening and deepening the embodiment of mindfulness in our lives.
Non Judging
Patience
Beginner’s Mind
Non Striving
Acceptance
Letting Go
Trust
Equanimity
Compassion
Kindness
Non Harming
Generosity
Gratitude
Forbearance
Forgiveness
Kabat-Zinn, 2004

4. “Modern Nursing is plagued with increasing professional stressors.”
Mindfulness
“Modern Nursing is plagued with increasing professional stressors.”
Smith, 2014

5. Autopilot

6. Ineffective Coping
“the inability to form a valid appraisal of stressors, inadequate choices of practiced responses and/or inability to use
available resources”

7. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Decreased Stress
Decreased Burnout
Decreased Anxiety
Improved Focus
Self Improvement
Increased Empathy
Improved Mood
8 Week Intensive Training
2 ½ hrs / weekly x 8
1 Day Retreat
Kabat-Zinn, 1979 Stress Reduction Clinic, University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Smith, 2014

8. What does Mindfulness have to offer Health Care?
Mindfulness in Health Care
Reduces employee stress and burnout
Healthier working relations
Self-Compassion
Benefits care delivered to patients

9. Nursing Communication Strategy, BSHC
Working Systems
Staffing
Assistants Directors of Nursing
Clinical Nurse Managers
Staff Nurses
Healthcare Assistants

10. Mindfulness Journey in BSHC
Mindfulness One Day Workshop x 25 participants
Mindfulness Meditation Mornings – Tuesdays 7am – 7.45am
Mindfulness Meditation Lunch breaks
MBSR Program 8 Week – July/August 2016 & January/February 2017
Compassion & Mindfulness Conference, BSHC/UCC – 17 Sep 2016

11. Strategic Mindfulness Goal
Bon Secours Hospital Cork will be a recognized
Mindful Compassionate Hospital