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Concept Development Of "Compassion Fatigue" In Clinical Nurses: Application Of Schwartz-Barcott And Kim's Hybrid Model, Mahdieh Sabery, Meimanat Hosseini, Mansoureh Zagheri Tafreshi, Jamileh Mohtashami, Abbas Ebadi

Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal

Compassion fatigue is not a new concept in nursing; yet, it is not well known and there is no fixed clear definition of the term. The ambiguity surrounding how to define compassion fatigue has challenged its measurement and evaluation. Thus, any attempt to determine attributes of this underdeveloped concept and studying it in a new socio-cultural context requires concept development. The purpose of this study is to clarify the concept of compassion fatigue through concept development and to produce a vivid and tentative definition of this concept in clinical practice.

Concept development was conducted using a three-step hybrid concept analysis …