Abstract

Oncology nurses distinguish themselves as providing strength and support for their patients who are receiving treatments to combat the diagnoses of cancer. Nurses are affected by the act of their honest caring and the compassion they provide to their patients. This caring and compassion can unintentionally lead to positive or negative outcomes for the nurse. Caring for oneself is often not a priority of oncology nurses. Introducing and incorporating self-care behaviors may have a direct impact on the well-being of oncology nurses. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among the components of self-care behaviors and the components of professional quality of life of oncology nurses. Self-care behaviors are comprised of six dimensions, which include health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relations, and stress management. Professional quality of life is comprised of three components that include compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Pender's dimensions of health-promoting lifestyles and Figley's compassion satisfaction - compassion fatigue model are the specific theoretical models that were blended to provide the theoretical basis for this study.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3579580; ProQuest document ID: 1508312988. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Susan M. Politsky, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Self-Care, Oncology Nurses, Compassion

Advisor

Lois Allen

Second Advisor

Donna Callaghan

Third Advisor

Lori Simmons

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Widener University

Degree Year

2013

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-05-13

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