Critical thinking stop point 20.2

Answer to: Do you think compassionate care generates optimism?

The authors believe that compassionate care is the best way to generate optimism.  We could not find any evidence to the contrary.  Whereas, Spandler and Stickley (2011) offer an evidence-based paper that indicates that the skills identified within compassionate care and communication can provide mental health nurses with tools to generate rate hope and optimism for those with whom they work.