Preventing Compassion Fatigue among Nurses : A Literature Review
Febrian, Lita (2017)
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017091214998
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017091214998
Tiivistelmä
Compassion was one of the key concepts of being a nurse. This trait, however, exposed nurses to the risk of developing compassion fatigue which has been linked to decrease productivity, increase turnover rate, and low quality of life, all of which led to negative impact toward patient’s safety and satisfaction. With global nursing shortage and negative effects compassion fatigue has on nursing workforce, it was important to recognize and prevent compassion fatigue.
The study aimed to find out the available method that were used to prevent compassion fatigue among nurses from the existing studies. The purpose was to provide information how nurses can prevent compassion fatigue and to raise awareness on this issue.
A literature review was conducted using the following databases: CINAHL, PubMed, Academic Search Elite, and OVID. From the seven articles that were analyzed, three themes were developed based on the research question: self-care, social connection, and support from organization. They were equally important in preventing compassion fatigue and complement each other. The review demonstrated the need for further study to better understand the level of compassion fatigue among nurses in certain areas or countries, which could generate studies on its prevention in a wider work setting and different culture.
The study aimed to find out the available method that were used to prevent compassion fatigue among nurses from the existing studies. The purpose was to provide information how nurses can prevent compassion fatigue and to raise awareness on this issue.
A literature review was conducted using the following databases: CINAHL, PubMed, Academic Search Elite, and OVID. From the seven articles that were analyzed, three themes were developed based on the research question: self-care, social connection, and support from organization. They were equally important in preventing compassion fatigue and complement each other. The review demonstrated the need for further study to better understand the level of compassion fatigue among nurses in certain areas or countries, which could generate studies on its prevention in a wider work setting and different culture.