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Why you should read this article: • To enhance your understanding of the principles and benefits of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) • To explore mindfulness, acceptance and values clarification as techniques for enhancing staff well-being • To consider incorporating ACT principles in everyday conversations with staff to reduce stress and burnout Healthcare organisations implement a range of staff well-being initiatives and increasingly focus on compassionate leadership. While formal interventions aimed at maintaining and enhancing staff well-being can be beneficial, they have practical limitations, such as staff turnover and challenges in meeting demand. Therefore, everyday conversations between nurses in leadership positions and their team members also have an important role in supporting staff well-being. One psychological model that nurse leaders may wish to use is acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which involves techniques such as mindfulness, acceptance and values clarification. This article outlines the principles of ACT and explains how leaders can use these to guide well-being conversations with staff. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text deals with the transition from trainees to qualified nursing professionals and the associated challenges. It is important to keep trained nursing professionals in the profession, which begins during the training. The transition can be associated with negative feelings such as fear and uncertainty, but also with confidence and commitment. The support of teachers, nursing managers, and practice instructors is of great importance for newly qualified nursing professionals. The conceptual model for supporting the transition describes five stages that can be passed through to enable a successful transition. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the categorization of enterprise content management systems. It mentions that traditional taxonomy model of content management faces several problems including taxonomy quality, hard to apply new policy evolution, and its complexity and cost. It states that conceptual analysis can create a superior categorization in content gathering.