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Exploring The Relationship Between Staffing And Long-Term Care Worker Mental Health, Matthew R. Trombley
Exploring The Relationship Between Staffing And Long-Term Care Worker Mental Health, Matthew R. Trombley
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This research delves into the relationship between staffing levels during a crisis in the healthcare workforce and the mental well-being of long-term care workers, with a specific focus on variables such as burnout, compassion fatigue, and compassion satisfaction. With increasing workforce shortages, the attention to providing quality care during this tumultuous period has become increasingly urgent. There has been scarce empirical research that has explicitly sought to comprehend the connection between staffing levels and the mental health of long-term care professionals. This study was designed as a non-experimental, quantitative correlational investigation, aiming to understand the intricate dynamics between patient-to-staff ratios …
Does The Management Of Compassion Fatigue In The Healthcare Setting Decrease Nurse Turnover: An Integrative Review, Barbara Fulcher Williams
Does The Management Of Compassion Fatigue In The Healthcare Setting Decrease Nurse Turnover: An Integrative Review, Barbara Fulcher Williams
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Healthcare systems are rapidly changing and with the increased age of the baby boomers, and shortage of nurses, and COVID-19, there is a rapid growth in compassion fatigue within the nursing community. More than 22% of nurses in direct patient care roles report experiencing emotional exhaustion. This results in negative consequences, reduced productivity, workplace violence, and poor patient care. Does the management of compassion fatigue in the healthcare setting decrease nurse turnover? This was an integrative review of the literature, utilizing 15-20 articles using Melnyk framework for evaluation. The variables addressed included the emotional state with negative psychological and physical …
Raising Awareness Of Compassion Fatigue Among Healthcare Providers In The Coronary Care Unit, Keri Tifft
Raising Awareness Of Compassion Fatigue Among Healthcare Providers In The Coronary Care Unit, Keri Tifft
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Compassion fatigue is a pressing issue in critical care units across the healthcare field. There is a sincere desire by nurses to give the best care possible to each of their patients; however, many obligations split the nurse’s attention so they do not feel as if they are providing the best care to their patients. When nurses stop viewing their patients as humans and start viewing them as tasks, the compassion that the nursing profession prides itself on, is no longer there to the degree that is needed for quality care. Increasing awareness of compassion fatigue and teaching nurses and …