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Compassion Satisfaction And Compassion Fatigue Among Critical Care Nurses, Tara L. Sacco, Susan M. Ciurzynski, Megan Elizabeth Harvey, Gail L. Ingersoll
Compassion Satisfaction And Compassion Fatigue Among Critical Care Nurses, Tara L. Sacco, Susan M. Ciurzynski, Megan Elizabeth Harvey, Gail L. Ingersoll
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BACKGROUND Although critical care nurses gain satisfaction from providing compassionate care to patients and patients’ families, the nurses are also at risk for fatigue. The balance between satisfaction and fatigue is considered professional quality of life.
OBJECTIVES To establish the prevalence of compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in adult, pediatric, and neonatal critical care nurses and to describe potential contributing demographic, unit, and organizational characteristics.
METHODS In a cross-sectional design, nurses were surveyed by using a demographic questionnaire and the Professional Quality of Life Scale to measure levels of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction.
RESULTS Nurses (n = 221) reported …