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Compassion Fatigue Among Emergency Department Nurses, Tracy Ann Petleski
Compassion Fatigue Among Emergency Department Nurses, Tracy Ann Petleski
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
Aim: The purpose of this capstone project was to determine the prevalence of compassion fatigue among emergency department nurses. Background: Healthcare workers especially nurses working in high acuity areas are at high risk for developing compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary stress. A concern is nurses working in the emergency department are at risk for developing compassion fatigue and should be aware of the concept, self-care activities, and available resources to improve compassion satisfaction scores and to reduce the effects of compassion fatigue burnout, and secondary stress on nurses' working in stressful environments. Method: The project was carried out at a …