The importance of compassion is widely recognized and it is receiving increasing research
attention. Yet, there is lack of consensus on definition and a paucity of psychometrically …

Compassion fatigue (CF) is stress resulting from exposure to a traumatized individual. CF
has been described as the convergence of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and cumulative …

Background Compassion fatigue describes a work-related stress response in healthcare
providers that is considered a 'cost of caring'and a key contributor to the loss of compassion …

Aims and objectives To interpret the body of qualitative work focusing on compassion fatigue
to distil a common understanding that could then be applied to nursing care. Background …

Aim A discussion of how the construct of compassion fatigue is understood in nursing.
Background Compassion fatigue is a topic commonly found in nursing literature. Design …

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to surpass the healthcare system's capacity to provide
intensive care to all patients who deteriorate as a result of the disease. This poses a unique …

Abstract “Compassion fatigue” was first introduced in relation to the study of burnout among
nurses, but it was never defined within this context; it has since been adopted as a synonym …

Pediatric health care networks serve millions of children each year. Pediatric illness and
injury are among the most common potentially emotionally traumatic experiences for …

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

Nurses have a longstanding history of witnessing the tragedy experienced by patients and
families; however, their own reactions to profound loss and premature death have not been …