Compassion Fatigue In Nursing

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Compassion Fatigue Nurses are called to care for patients with respect, responsibility, love, empathy and compassion. Expressed by Kate Sheppard, “nurses who feel satisfied with their work feel fully engaged, energized, and a great deal of satisfaction from providing excellent care,” (2015). This care is often compromised by secondary traumatic stress and burnout, both a consequence unique to those in the health care field. Compassion fatigue, a complex phenomenon, is a modern concept rarely seen outside of nursing. In developing a theory, concept analysis is essential to the nursing profession. This concept analysis was guided by the professional quality of life (ProQOL) model, a conceptual design of compassion fatigue developed by Beth Stamm

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