Abstract
Research validates that compassion fatigue which includes high burnout and secondary traumatic stress, and which is directly related to job satisfaction and elevated turnover rates. The consequences for nurses are physical, emotional, and spiritual. Compassion fatigue also leads to dangerous implications for patients related to quality of care.
Sigma Membership
Chi Phi
Lead Author Affiliation
Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs, Atlantis, Florida, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Education, Meaningful Recognition, Stress Relief Interventions
Recommended Citation
Casale, Linda, "Reducing compassion fatigue through meaningful recognition, education, and stress relief" (2019). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 128.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2019/posters_2019/128
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Proxy-submission
Reducing compassion fatigue through meaningful recognition, education, and stress relief
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Research validates that compassion fatigue which includes high burnout and secondary traumatic stress, and which is directly related to job satisfaction and elevated turnover rates. The consequences for nurses are physical, emotional, and spiritual. Compassion fatigue also leads to dangerous implications for patients related to quality of care.