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 …

Shortly before his death in 1995, Kenneth B. Schwartz, a cancer patient at Massachusetts
General Hospital (MGH), founded The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center at MGH. The Schwartz …

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

Context Physicians in the United States increasingly confront stress, burnout, and other
serious symptoms at an alarming level. As a result, there is growing public interest in the …

Self-compassion has shown promise as an adaptive resource for coping with uncertainties
and challenges. This study examined the relationship between self-compassion and …

OBJECTIVES: To develop an evidence-based program for addressing the concerns of
burnout and secondary trauma and building on the concept of resilience in oncology …

Oncology clinician burnout has become a noteworthy issue in medical oncology directly
affecting the quality of patient care, patient satisfaction, and overall organizational success …

Purpose Oncologists cope with unique work characteristics that increase their risk of
developing compassion fatigue—that is, burnout and secondary traumatic stress—and can …

Most health care employees experience and are bolstered by compassion satisfaction as
they deal with patients in need. However, the more empathetic a health care provider is, the …

Organizational leaders are recognizing the urgent need to mitigate clinician burnout. They
face difficult choices, knowing that burnout threatens the quality and safety of care and the …