Mindfulness, Compassion, and Self-Compassion as Moderator of Environmental Support on Competency in Mental Health Nursing

Abstract: This research explored the established relationship between environmental support and competency for Mental Health Nurses, intending to investigate whether the tendency to display higher levels of mindfulness, compassion, and self-compassion might buffer the effect of a poor environment on competency. One questionnaire was comprised of five pre-developed questionnaires, which included all items examining environmental support, competency, mindfulness, compassion, and self-compassion. Mental Health Nurses (n = 103) were recruited from online forums and social media group pages in the UK. The result showed environmental support related positively to competency. Furthermore, the positive relationship of competency with environmental support was moderated when controlling for compassion but did not with mindfulness and self-compassion, although subscales showed some further interactions. When poor environmental support influences the competency of mental health professionals, compassion and mindfulness-based interactions may have the potential to uphold competency

Quantitative surface analysis of NbxTa1-x alloys by low-energy ion scattering

The surface composition of a series of NbxTa1-x(110) alloys (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1), prepared by electron beam zone melting, has been studied by low-energy ion scattering (LEIS). LEIS shows the enrichment of tantalum at the surface of all alloys. After exposure to oxygen, linear relationships between the oxygen and both the niobium and tantalum signals demonstrate that matrix effects do not influence LEIS signals for these systems. The maximum oxygen coverages of the different alloys are determined by calibration against the Ni(100)-O c(2 X 2) surface