Author : Caitlin M. Van Riper
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (135 download)
Book Synopsis Is Self-evaluation and Self-managed Interventions More Effective in Compassion Fatigue for Nurses when Compared to a Managed Evaluation and Intervention Program in the Treatment of Compassion Fatigue Over a One Month Period? by : Caitlin M. Van Riper
Download or read book Is Self-evaluation and Self-managed Interventions More Effective in Compassion Fatigue for Nurses when Compared to a Managed Evaluation and Intervention Program in the Treatment of Compassion Fatigue Over a One Month Period? written by Caitlin M. Van Riper and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day nurse put their own needs aside and priorities others, they enter unknown situation, and work endless hours to facilitate the healing process. Compassion fatigue in nurses is very real and very painful, emotionally, physically and psychologically. Compassion fatigue is created when personal boundaries are crossed in our work environment, this makes it challenging for a nurse to perform their jobs effectively. They may not know that these boundaries are being crossed, so it is important for all nurses to set these boundaries and pay close attention to them. It creates a situation where a nurse has turned off their feelings or stress has triggered feelings of anger and hopelessness from seeing trauma and devastating trauma (Yoder, 2010). Unfortunately this is something nurse have to cope with in there career, being able to recognize the warning signs is imperative in managing and treating compassion fatigue. Understanding compassion fatigue and treating it will help nurses in maintaining their profession as a nurse and provide stronger bed side care for patients. Nurses are trained to handle critical situations in the moment, but often are not prepared for the emotional aspect of caring for cancer patients, sick children, unexpected diagnosis and death; along with assisting the families with this process. In these situations nurses don't realize how much they affect our own feelings and personal balances. Being able to recognizing the warning signs of combat compassion fatigue is very important in treating it and caring for it. Compassion Fatigue can affect a person on all levels, including cognitive, emotional, behaviors, spiritually, and somatically. Often seen as anger, anxiety, fear, depression, change in affect, along with difficulty sleeping or reliving the experienced trauma. When emotions are overtaking the body it causes the stress and emotions to be stored with in our bodies creating somatic pain. This can include: rapid or irregular heart rates, sleeping difficulties, headaches and general body Compassion Fatigue 3 aches, a lowered immune system, difficulty breathing (Portnoy, 2011). Many surveys and questionnaires have been made to assist nurses and health care workers in assessing compassion fatigue, and combating it. These surveys help desirer the symptoms and signs of compassion fatigue, which can vary from person to person and mild, moderate and severe levels. Assessing which is the most effective way to evaluate staff for compassion fatigue would help introduce the interventions for nurse to heal form compassion fatigue. Often times people are in denial of their feelings and unable to determine if they are suffering from compassion fatigue. Implementing an annual evaluation tool for staff to perform would help identify the problems. This project will help identify which is the most effective way to evaluate for compassion fatigue allowing the interventions to bring the most benefit to the individual.
