Enhancing resilience: The impact of a compassion fatigue prevention program on undergraduate nursing students

Abstract

This research project developed an educational initiative to inform undergraduate nursing students on resiliency strategies to prevent compassion fatigue in their future nursing practice. We investigated the effectiveness of this educational initiative, and explored compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress in nursing students using the ProQOL-V.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Authors

Julia Lillian Sherwood

Author Details

Julia Lillian Sherwood, BSN, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Sigma Membership

Omicron Phi

Lead Author Affiliation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Compassion Fatigue, Nursing Students, Self-Care

Recommended Citation

Sherwood, Julia Lillian, "Enhancing resilience: The impact of a compassion fatigue prevention program on undergraduate nursing students" (2017). Convention. 338.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/posters_2017/338

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Acquisition

Proxy-submission