Self-compassion Education for Health Professionals (Nurses and Midwives): Protocol for a Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Study

Mary Steen   ^{1, 2} , RGN, RM, Dip ClinHypn, BHSc, PGCRM, PGDipHE, MCGI, PhD ;   Shwikar Mahmoud Etman Othman   ^{2, 3} , BNs, RN, MObGyn (Nurs), PhD ;   Annette Briley   ⁴ , FRCM, RM, SRN, MSc, PhD ;   Rachael Vernon   ² , BN, RN, MPhil, PhD ;   Steven Hutchinson   ⁵ , RN, GCICN, Cert IV TAA/TAE, GDNE, GDMHN, MN ;   Susan Dyer   ⁶ , RN, BSc, MSc (Hons), MNP

¹ Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

² UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

³ Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

⁴ College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

⁵ SA Prison Health Service, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Health, Adelaide, Australia, Adelaide, Australia

⁶ Nursing & Midwifery Clinical Practice Development Unit, Women's & Children's Health Network, Adelaide, Australia