Compassion fatigue in the perioperative environment

Erin Wakefield

doi:10.26550/2209-1092.1027

Compassion fatigue in the perioperative environment

Authors

Erin Wakefield Eastern Health

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26550/2209-1092.1027

Keywords:

compassion fatigue, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, perioperative nurse

Abstract

Compassion fatigue (CF) is an important issue for nursing professionals today because ‘caring and compassion, which provide nurses with satisfaction and fulfilment in patient care, can contribute to the exhaustion of those
emotions and lead to compassion fatigue’.

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Published

01-06-2018

How to Cite

Wakefield, E. (2018). Compassion fatigue in the perioperative environment. Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 31(2), 21–24. https://doi.org/10.26550/2209-1092.1027