Reducing burnout: How professional nurse advocates integrate acceptance and commitment coaching during clinical supervision

It has been identified that professional nurse advocates (PNA) improve restorative clinical supervision (RCS) by integrating coaching techniques, but there is a lack of clarity about which techniques are most effective for supporting health care professionals. Through use of continuous improvement strategies, the relevance of acceptance and commitment coaching techniques in supporting the restorative aspect of the PNA role are explored. The PNA role provides an opportunity to cultivate meaningful support and target burnout reduction.

Jamie Leigh Brooks
RN, Senior Staff Nurse
Liverpool John Moores University; Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
brooks.jamie.leigh@gmail.com

Brooks J.L. Reducing burnout: How professional nurse advocates integrate acceptance and commitment coaching during clinical supervision. Infant 2025; 21(4): 106-09.

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Keywords

professional nurse advocate; restorative clinical supervision; advocacy; quality improvement

Key points

Restorative clinical supervision increases self-awareness and self-acceptance, aligning with acceptance and commitment coaching.
The professional nurse advocate (PNA) is a relatively new role and one of its aims is to improve the health, wellbeing and retention of nurses.
The PNA role provides an opportunity for the nursing profession to cultivate meaningful support and target burnout reduction.
Acceptance and commitment coaching builds self-compassion.

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