Oncology nurses frequently care for patients who are dying or near death, leading to
emotional distress, compassion fatigue, and staff turnover. Providing appropriate social and …

Oncology nurses may experience intense physical and emotional exhaustion, identified in
the literature as symptoms of cumulative grief and compassion fatigue, with significant …

BACKGROUND: A notable variation among patient satisfaction scores with nursing care was
identified. Contributing factors were examined and revealed significant negative correlations …

The feeling of empathy which is a key component to a therapeutic relationship with a client
and family can become overwhelming in a field that demands strength and resiliency …

Work-related stress emanating from close interpersonal contact with patients with cancer
and their families may result in physical, emotional, social, and spiritual adversity for …

Oncology nurses caring for patients with complex medical, psychosocial, and spiritual issues-
including patients at end of life-rely on current medical interventions to offer comfort to their …

The years passed quickly—her children kept her outside life very busy, her colleagues at
work became her dearest friends, and she had started to take classes to get a master's …

Evidence does not suggest but validates the very fact that an unsupportive patient care
environment contributes to the development of what is called compassion fatigue in …

Abstract Problem Identification: Oncology nurses are regularly exposed to high-stress
situations that may lead to compassion fatigue, and many institutions have implemented …

Wood Johnson Foundation, 2002). Considerable resources are spent in recruiting RNs, as
well as other healthcare providers, and in developing sustainable programs for staff …