Praise for Past Editions


"This book is a vital read for individuals and the collective nursing profession… I encourage those who are concerned about the collective nursing profession, about what nurse educators are teaching students, about healthcare's high staff turnover and poor patient quality outcomes to consider reading and using this book." - M. R. Morrow, RN, PhD., Nursing Science Quarterly


"This book addresses the issue that all nurses eventually face at one time or another in their career, a loss of passion. The author takes readers on a journey to recapture their passion...Every nurse should read this book." -V. Hedderick, Doody's Review Service


As relevant today as it was when the first edition was published in 2012--likely even more so after the devastation of COVID 19--Dr. Vidette Todaro-Franceschi delves deeper into issues surrounding professional quality of life (PQOL) for nurses and the intricate connection to caliber of care and healthcare outcomes. She offers new insights on compassion fatigue, burnout, moral distress, caring for the dying, PTSD, and workplace bullying and violence noting that while the COVID-19 pandemic has grossly exacerbated existing problems in the workplace it has also created a "perfect storm" for nurses to regain a sense of the meaning and purpose of their work.


Written by an acknowledged expert in end-of-life education, professional quality of life, and clinical leadership, this book will help empower nurses so that they can create a healthier, more compassionate work environment. Supported by research but written from a holistic and personal perspective, the text includes real-life examples, strategies, and exercises that will help readers to identify negative patterns and explore ways to recapture the joy in their work lives.


New to the Third Edition:





Integrates the impact of COVID-19 on the nursing profession throughout

Provides new information on enhancing PQOL for nurses

Includes new real-life examples from multiple nursing disciplines



Key Features:





Articulates an ethic of care developed from a transdisciplinary perspective

Offers a framework--the ART© model, for mindful healing, living and working

Shares real-life examples from critical care, end-of-life, oncology, and other clinical areas

Provides a template for nurses, nurse educators and leaders to address critical issues affecting nursing workforce health, happiness and the work environment

Includes a Nurse Leaders Resource Kit to assist staff with improving PQOL