TY - JOUR
T1 - Compassion fatigue among rns working in skilled nursing facilities
AU - Steinheiser, Marlene M.
AU - Crist, Janice D.
AU - Shea, Kimberly D.
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The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.This study was supported by research grants from The University of Arizona, College of Nursing and The University of Arizona Foundation–Roie J. Levy Geriatric Nursing Award and Sigma Theta Tau–Phi Pi chapter. Address correspondence to Marlene M. Steinheiser, PhD, RN, CRNI, Director of Clinical Education, Infusion Nurses Society, One Edgewater Drive, Suite 209,Norwood,MA 02062; email: [email protected]. Received: October 26,2019; Accepted: January 24,2020 doi:10.3928/19404921-20200325-01
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PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - Nurses employed in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are at risk for developing compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue negatively impacts patient outcomes and is associated with decreased quality of care. Some nurses leave the profession due to compassion fatigue. There are no published studies in the United States focused on compassion fatigue among SNF nurses. The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study was to identify the shared meanings of compassion fatigue among RNs caring for residents in SNFs. Shared meanings among participants were identified as: (1) I feel conflicted, which causes my compassion fatigue; (2) I feel physical and emotional manifestations of compassion fatigue; (3) Compassion fatigue is infused in every aspect of my life; and (4) We are trying to cope with compassion fatigue. Of paramount importance was the desire to make a difference in the lives of residents. Three participants sought employment outside the SNF setting due to compassion fatigue. Further research and education are needed to improve knowledge, policy, and practice.
AB - Nurses employed in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are at risk for developing compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue negatively impacts patient outcomes and is associated with decreased quality of care. Some nurses leave the profession due to compassion fatigue. There are no published studies in the United States focused on compassion fatigue among SNF nurses. The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study was to identify the shared meanings of compassion fatigue among RNs caring for residents in SNFs. Shared meanings among participants were identified as: (1) I feel conflicted, which causes my compassion fatigue; (2) I feel physical and emotional manifestations of compassion fatigue; (3) Compassion fatigue is infused in every aspect of my life; and (4) We are trying to cope with compassion fatigue. Of paramount importance was the desire to make a difference in the lives of residents. Three participants sought employment outside the SNF setting due to compassion fatigue. Further research and education are needed to improve knowledge, policy, and practice.
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U2 - 10.3928/19404921-20200325-01
DO - 10.3928/19404921-20200325-01
M3 - Article
C2 - 32286671
AN - SCOPUS:85091802406
SN - 1940-4921
VL - 13
SP - 320
EP - 328
JO - Research in Gerontological Nursing
JF - Research in Gerontological Nursing
IS - 6
ER -