the cost of compassion fatigue
A nurse’s professional quality of life is dictated the person’s level of compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue (Stamm, 2010). Left untreated, compassion fatigue leads to burnout and secondary trauma in nurses. This results in nurses providing poor quality patient care due to the symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout, which can include difficulty concentrating, overwhelming…
a safe space in a technologically advanced world
Ensuring a safe space to process disenfranchised grief and compassion fatigue is critical to fostering a positive work environment. In the age of social media, mindfulness apps, employee portals, and near constant access to technology, this safe space can be harder and harder to find and maintain. In a time of distant socializing due to…
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Nurses and Compassion Fatigue 