Abstract
Last month was International Nurses Day. On the 12th of May, the birthday of British nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, nurses from the UK, and from as far as Canada, the USA and Hong Kong shared personal nursing care experiences as part of an initiative to combat compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue is a particular problem in the nursing profession because of the amount of emotional energy required to care for patients, in addition to the many physical and mental demands. The initiative featured a series of stories from nurses in an effort to promote the importance of sharing care experiences with fellow health professionals and reflecting on those experiences in order to top up emotional reserves and continue providing the highest quality compassionate nursing care possible. Contributions from three cardiac nurses are featured here. The first is a short editorial with a nurse's thoughts about compassion fatigue in nursing. The following two are nursing care experiences, and the rest of the series can be seen at http://www.ayshamendes.com
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