Compassion Fatigue and its Affect on Nursing Kelly Kramer Drexel On-Line Compassion Fatigue and its Affects on Nursing Compassion fatigue is a rising issue for nurses working in all specialties of nursing, mainly in critical care. In this paper I will be discussing compassion fatigue, it’s symptoms, how it affects the nursing profession and individual nurses, as well as the hospitals and what untreated compassion fatigue can mean for the future of nursing. Compassion fatigue, also referred to as secondary traumatic stress syndrome, has been defined by Charles Figley as the “natural consequent behaviors and emotions resulting from knowing about a traumatizing event experienced by a significant other – the stress resulting from helping, or wanting to help, a traumatized or suffering person”(Figley, 1995, p. 7). Although compassion fatigue has been studied more in the past 20 years in regards to nursing, there have not been many tools developed to measure the presence of it. There is a general consensus among all the articles that I read regarding the need for more studies, tools to assess and programs at hospitals for nurses.
Differences between Nurse With Associate Level Degree vs. Baccalaureate Grand Canyon University October 19, 2014 The impact nurses has towards their patients is incredible. A nurse holds a special bond with the patient. The nurse impacts the way a patient heals and responds to treatment. Nurses are considered the eyes and ears for doctors. Nurses are the ones who spend most of the time with patients.
Mainly I suggest this because she has been motivated to pursue her studies in psychiatry due to her own experiences in the field. Jamison is realistic about what happens during each phase of this disorder and she makes suggestions in each of her books to her readers that are realistic and able to be followed by any Dick or Jane. In her book, “An Unquiet Mind”, Jamison suggests that we all try to look at this mood disorder as not a dysfunction, but instead a part of a person that helps to make them unique and define who they really are deep inside. She is confident in the fact that bipolar disorder can be managed and that patients with this disorder can live a healthy, and semi-normal
In addition to this, the role of nursing theory and research in concept development will briefly be discussed. Please note the search strategies that were used to locate the literature for this essay will be attached as an appendix (see Appendix). In the nursing literature a clear definition of what is meant by the concept of trust is hard to find and trust is often used interchangeably with other concepts such as faith, respect, and confidence (Belcher, 2009; Hupcey, Penrod, Morse, & Mitcham, 2001). However, the general consensus of most authors is that trust is the willingness of an individual to place their confidence and faith in the goodwill of others (Johns, 1996; Hams, 1997; Hupcey et al., 2001. In other words one person in the relationship, the truster, believes that the other person in the relationship, the trustee, can be depended upon (Stein-Parbury, 2005).
Florence believed it was the nurse’s job to put the patient in the best possible condition for healing, I believe this to be true as well, but do not feel it is a job just for the nurse. We have so many more professional types that specialize in various areas that I feel it is the “teams” job to put the person in the best possible condition for healing. Florence believed in community health nursing and working with the government. I believe this to be a part of the nurse’s job as well. In my definition I also stated to empathize with the patient and to listen to the patient.
The importance goes further to the core of the problem focusing on the nurse and evaluating what is needed to be done in order to educate this patient group. The research problem involves nurses who are not comfortable discussing end-of-life issues with their patients and is identified in the first few paragraphs of the article. This is a significant problem nurses and doctors can educate, manage and monitor for these chronic patients. The purpose is not clearly stated in the study, but is inferred within the abstract of the article as well. Patients and families dealing with potential end-of-life issues is a very common problem in health care today.
Continued education is not without controversy, however. Nurses agree that advancing knowledge is necessary. Some RNs think that their facilities should make it mandatory while others think that it should be self-directed because mandatory continued education might not be as effective or important to the nurse (Timmins, 2008). Studies show that approximately 90% of nurses willingly receive supplementary instruction so that they will be able to provide optimal care (Timmins, 2008). Nurses in cardiology also believe that CE is imperative while caring for patients who have severe cardiac disease (Timmins, 2008).
Research and Evidence-Based Practice Lester J Haire Grantham University The use of evidence to guide nursing practice has received much attention in recent years. Despite this attention, I, for one was reluctant to embrace this concept at the beginning of my nursing career, as I provided patient care. We as nurses are frequently more comfortable with traditional practice than with changing practice, our preferences and priorities are to provide direct patient care rather than explore a clinical question. Some of us were concerned that evidence-based practice (EBP) means additional work during shifts that were already chaotic. In addition, we were often unfamiliar with the jargon and statistics described in research articles, compounding the difficulty in translating research findings into practice.
Give one alternative way to reword the thesis so that it is more argumentative and specific. On my way to becoming a nurse, I find that understanding lawsuits is very important. Make two (2) specific suggestions to assist the author in providing a better sense of direction in his/her introduction. The Main idea seems to be mostly about lawsuits and the ways they effect nurses and patients. I would emphasis this in the introduction so we have an idea of the topic of the paper.
Occupational Therapy dates back to the 18th Century but it disappeared during and after the Civil War in America. It remerged in the 20th century, where Occupational Therapists were required in high demand during both World War One and World War Two to treat wounded soldiers. Occupational Therapists work in both hospitals and community space such as the patient’s house, prisons or schools where they engage with the patient by helping them regain their confidence and independence in everyday life tasks which they may have lost due to physical or psychological injuries and issues or simply due to old age. (Sensory Processing Disorder, N.D) Occupational Therapy has played an important role in countries such as the UK and USA. Occupational Therapists have been useful to the Americans as they have played a major role in some of the catastrophic events which have taken America in recent years.