The 5 initial articles in this topic emphasize the emotional and physical risks inherent to providers at both professional and lay levels of care.
Overview and Summary
Articles
- Reflecting on the Concept of Compassion Fatigue
Brenda Sabo, PhD, RN (January 31, 2011) - Countering Compassion Fatigue: A Requisite Nursing Agenda
Deborah A. Boyle, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, FAAN (January 31, 2011) - Compassion Fatigue: A Nurse’s Primer
Barbara Lombardo, RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC; Caryl Eyre, RN, MSN (January 31, 2011) - Compassion Fatigue Within Double Duty Caregiving: Nurse-Daughters Caring for Elderly Parents
Catherine Ward-Griffin, PhD, RN; Oona St-Amant, MScN, RN; Judith Belle Brown, PhD (January 31, 2011) - Compassion Practice by Ugandan Nurses Who Provide HIV Care
Jean N. Harrowing, PhD, BSc, MN, RN (January 31, 2011)
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