Compassion fatigue is an occupational hazard in nursing and has been found to have an influence on job satisfaction. Despite decades of research‚ compassion fatigue continues to be an area of concern in health care because of its detrimental effects. This study was conducted to (a) examine the contributing factors associated with compassion fatigue among acute care nurses in hospital-based settings and (b) determine acute care nurse’s compassion satisfaction in an effort to lower staff turnover.
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The article highlights issues and potential outcomes due to nurses working long hours; nurse fatigue is a critical topic that needs to be addressed within the medical profession. Most hospitals assign nurses to 12-hours shifts‚ and the average of four to five patient’s per nurse. The long shifts are extremely tiring for most nurses‚ and furthermore‚ can be detrimental to their health‚ which ultimately puts the patient at risk. As a result‚ nurses may not extend the therapeutic communication as expected
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Running head: COMPASSION FATIGUE Compassion Fatigue Amber Norris Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V March 30‚ 2013 Compassion Fatigue “All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.” ― Tahereh Mafi‚ Shatter Me The health care industry is made up of nurses‚ doctors‚ and other medical professionals
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D-85521 Ottobrunn‚ Germany Abstract--The history of fatigue from 1838 to the present is described in detail‚ with special emphasis on the German contribution in the time period of 1920-1945. A number of distinguished scientists and engineers‚ and their contributions to the further development of fatigue knowledge are specifically mentioned. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd. 1. I N T R O D U C T I O N MANY BOOKSand papers about fatigue start with a more or less detailed account of the historical
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Gomez-Garcia et al. (2016)‚ nurses direct relation to burnout and fatigue was yet to be researched. They concluded a study that emphasis the direct relationship between shift work nurses and patent quality of care. They were focused on the job satisfaction‚ sleep quality‚ and burnout. The study was cross-sectional and observational. Seven hospitals participated with a total of six hundred and thirty-five nurses. The study only observed shift work nurses from different units such as medical surgical units
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Compassion fatigue‚ also known as secondary traumatic stress (STS)‚ is a condition of gradual lessening of compassion over time (Sabo‚ 2011). It is common among individuals who work directly with victims of trauma like nurses‚ psychologists‚ physicians‚ cancer-care providers‚ emergency room personnel‚ chaplains‚ and other healthcare professionals. Nurses intend to provide compassionate and empathetic care to patients but become victims of continuous stress while meeting the needs of the clients and
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Nurse Fatigue Nurse fatigue is experienced every day in the nursing field‚ it is the inadequate adaptation and restoration of work energy (Drake‚ Luna‚ Georges‚ & Steege‚ 2012). Nurse fatigue can be emotional‚ physical or mental‚ it can also be a feeling of weariness‚ tiredness‚ lack of energy or having trouble performing at work (Drake‚ Luna‚ Georges‚ & Steege‚ 2012). Also it can be caused by working long shifts and causing exhaustion from staff burnout‚ leading to an adverse effect on patient
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Combating Compassion Fatigue Grand Canyon University HLT-310V February 24‚ 2012 Combating Compassion Fatigue Introduction Compassion fatigue is an exhaustion that affects people who meet and accompany patients or attend to people whose history is marked by suffering. Listening day after day to dramatic stories tends to exhaust vital energy of a human being and also causes physical‚ psychological and emotional disturbance (Reese‚ 2009). Compassion fatigue affects people who frequently listen
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Muscle fatigue is weakness or weariness resulting from exertion or prolonged stress and the failure to maintain an expected power output. (Amussen) The process by which your body produces energy is called glycolysis. During glycolysis‚ glycogen is broken to produce creatine phosphate‚ which releases energy. The energy released catalyzes a reaction to produce ATP. The ending product of glycolysis is lactic acid‚ which is created by breaking pyruvate acid down. Then lactic acid is broken down to produce
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DATE: 2ND AUGUST 2013 1. Introduction Shift work is common in many sectors. Essential and emergency services such as medical‚ transport‚ fire and rescue‚ law enforcement services and some public services have to be provided round-the-clock. In recent years‚ some service establishments such as convenience stores and fast food shops also provide 24-hour service and employees concerned therefore are required to work in shifts. Suitably arranged shift work is important to employees‚ employers and
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