Abstract
Replenishing and sustaining the number of registered nurses needed to meet the demands of the United States healthcare system is an increasing struggle for nursing schools across the country. The nurse educator shortage has resulted in nursing schools being filled to capacity, requiring educators to work extended hours in understaffed environments. Although nurse educators are deeply committed to the students they mentor and serve, the increasing demands of the multifaceted role may lead to symptoms of compassion fatigue. The problem under investigation in this study is that nurse educators may be leaving their positions in academia due to high levels of compassion fatigue and lack of resilience. The purpose of this quantitative cross-sectional regression study was to contribute to Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring by describing and predicting nurse educators' level of compassion fatigue and the degree of resilience on the intent-to-stay in academia.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Nursing Education, Burnout, Nurse Educators, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Resiliency
Advisor
Carrie Lloyd
Second Advisor
Janet Boberg
Third Advisor
Julia Watkins
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Northcentral University
Degree Year
2019
Recommended Citation
Ulmen, Brenda Fay, "Compassion fatigue, resilience, and intent to stay: A quantitative study among nurse educators" (2022). Dissertations. 1759.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1759
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-03-22
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13856171; ProQuest document ID: 2210130656. The author still retains copyright.