Abstract
Compassion is a quality that is the very essence of nursing. Nurses, as professionals, seek to alleviate suffering. It is through providing compassionate, connected care that nurses can relieve their patients' suffering. In the midst of adversity such as taking care of ill and dying patients, especially in the Covid-19 pandemic, nurses have been challenged with providing compassionate care despite the increased toll that this may have on them. There is evidence that exposure to these events can cause compassion fatigue and burnout. When these signs of compassion fatigue or compassion burnout are not addressed, nurses have decreased job satisfaction and are at risk of leaving the profession altogether. Despite this dichotomy in the research, compassionate care is still being delivered to patients regardless of the population that they care for or adverse events that they face. The research shows that compassionate care has been provided during adversity that focused on dying patients, traumas, critically ill, and emergency room patients, but there was limited research on compassionate care delivered to medical-surgical patients.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Omega
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Patient Care, Compassion Fatigue, Traumatic Events
Advisor
Elizabeth Cotter
Second Advisor
Jennifer Mannino
Third Advisor
Susan Vitale
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Molloy College
Degree Year
2022
Recommended Citation
Kret, Diane D., "Mixed method - How do medical-surgical nurses provide compassionate care to patients in the face of adversity?" (2023). Dissertations. 1686.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1686
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-05-22
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 29397189; ProQuest document ID: 2723473124. The author still retains copyright.