Abstract

Caregiver stress/compassion fatigue, and how extensive is the issue? The caregiver may be the patient, family, or medical professional. Qualitative methods will be used to collect date and formulate current evidenced based practice to find self-care methods for surviving and reducing effects of compassion fatigue.

Author Details

Joy A. Whitlatch, EdD, MSN, RN, RN-BSN Option Online, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Goodyear, Arizona, USA; Virginia L. Hall, DNP, MSN/Ed, BSN, RN, CNE, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

Sigma Membership

Phi Pi

Lead Author Affiliation

Chamberlain College of Nursing, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Caregiver, Compassion Fatigue, Self-Care

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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Caregiver stress and compassion fatigue

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Caregiver stress/compassion fatigue, and how extensive is the issue? The caregiver may be the patient, family, or medical professional. Qualitative methods will be used to collect date and formulate current evidenced based practice to find self-care methods for surviving and reducing effects of compassion fatigue.