Compassion Fatigue Grand Canyon University: HLT 310 September 1‚ 2013 Combatting Compassion Fatigue The idea of caring for others is the motivating reason that draws most people into nursing. The concept of being a supportive part of a person’s health care needs is exactly the cause of compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue can hit the best of nurses. Nurses who are highly driven and detail oriented are at a higher risk for developing compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue was a term first
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Tyler | Compassion | March 11/13 | A compass is a navigational tool used to guide its user in a desired direction. It has four directions; east‚ west‚ north and south. A moral compass‚ which I have recently learned‚ is also used to guide its user in a desired direction. A moral compass‚ when used‚ will provide its user moral focus as the user learns to lead in an ever more challenging and demanding world throughout their life and career. A good leader needs a moral compass that
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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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• Compassion o Definition according to Miriam-Webster: Compassion is the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.” This definition reveals that to be compassionate‚ you must first be conscious to other’s suffering around you. If you have compassion‚ the observations you make then evoke a desire within you to not just leave someone in distress‚ but to do something to change their situation. o Definitions of compassion in nursing care: Compassion is a
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requirements and duties that they become fatigue compassionately fatigue. Compassion fatigue is described as the final result of a progressive and cumulative process that is caused by prolonged‚ continuous‚ and intense contact with patients‚ the use of self‚ and exposure to health (Coetzee & Klopper 2010). There are ways to try and prevent this such as recognizing warning signs or problems and maintaining good health. Compassion fatigue is something that affects the care a nurse gives and shouldn’t
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worldwide catastrophe‚ where most of humankind is dead‚ and the ones that remain are immoral. The world Cormac McCarthy depicts is so awful that even a tiny hint of kindness seems heroic. Compassion looms throughout the novel‚ and is something that is not necessary but given. McCarthy frequently associates compassion with the boy. Because the boy is so naïve‚ we see that his kindness comes from his innocence and goodness of his heart. Because the boy was born in the middle of whatever catastrophic event
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Module Title: The Foundations of Nursing: Care‚ Compassion and Communication Module Code: SDH1042-N Module Leaders: Carol Wylie & Jacquie Horner Communicating with patients. A reflective account This reflective account will focus on my experiences whilst on practice placement within an orthopedic elective surgery ward. I will be reflecting upon my feedback received via the 360 degree interpersonal skills assessment tool and the interpersonal and communication skills within the
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Yunjia Zhao A Crime of Compassion A Crime of Compassion is an essay written by Barbara Huttman. Barbara Huttman is a trained nurse who has two degrees in nursing and she worked as a nurse for over thirty years. Huttman is known for her essays that are mostly about the ethical and moral dilemmas doctors and the medical staff has to go through every day of their working lives. This article was first published in 1983 in Newsweek. The focus of this
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Compassion Fatigue Spirituality in Health Care Compassion Fatigue For many of us‚ compassion fatigue is unheard. Is it a disease or side effect of health care environment? The following paper will cover what is compassion fatigue? What are the warning signs of compassion fatigue? And‚ how to seek and receive interventions to overcome compassion fatigue? The nature of compassion fatigue and its problems Compassion fatigue is mixture of physical‚ emotional and spiritual distress. According
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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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