Abstract
It is often suggested that failure to plan is tantamount to a plan for failure. In our clinical experience, we have not come across a clinician who consciously sought out ‘failure’ in their care of others; yet, at the same time, in the context of self-care it is our observation that a lack of planning can certainly become a barrier to effective self-care practice. Here, we suggest that self-care planning supports clinical care, and further represents a form of ‘total care’ in which both patient (or client) and clinician needs are recognised and cared for in clinical practice. In doing so, we draw from Palliative Care Australia’s Self-Care Matters resource (https://palliativecare.org.au/resources/self-care-matters) and its self-care planning process.1
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 305-307 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Progress in Palliative Care |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 7 Aug 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Sept 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Self-care
- Clinical care
- Total care
- Clinical practice