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Compassion Fatigue and burnout: Prevalence among oncology nurses

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Reviewed:: May 31, 2021 by Health Sciences

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Overview:

This article addresses compassion fatigue and burnout among healthcare providers. A sample of 153 healthcare providers (RNs, medical assistants, etc) was used to assess the fourth revision of the 30-item Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL R-IV) scale. Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and burnout were evaluated. A series of cross tab analyses examined the relationship between participant demographics and three ProQOL R-IV subscales.

Type of Material:

Reference Material

Recommended Uses:

In-class discussion
Team assignment
Individual assignment
Background for presentation

Technical Requirements:

Used Google Chrome to access material.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

The major objective for this article is to develop a fourth revision of the 30-item Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL R-IV) scale was used for measuring compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and burnout. Findings among health care providers (e.g., RNs) are addresssed, and findings are noted in rrelation to key demographics.

After completion of this activity, the learner will

describe the revised the 30-item Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL R-IV) scale for measuring compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and burnout.
describe findings in populations.

Target Student Population:

College Upper Division
Graduate School
Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

A foundation of research methods is helpful.

Content Quality

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Strengths:

The learning material gives an overview of compassion fatigue, burnout and compassion satisfaction.
Is a good tool to use learning about quantitative measurement tools.
Is a solid measure in oncology population.

Concerns:

Only one large, midwestern cancer center was used. It may not be generalizable to other areas of the U.S.

The sample size was relatively small.

The survey was only a snapshot in time and not longitudinal.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

Easy to identify teaching-learning benefits.
Increases the potential for student and professional learning.
Promotes a conceptional learning of the concepts compassion fatigue and compasssion satisfaction.
The learning material is helpful as it includes a literature review and would be easy to use in a variety of teaching/learning settings.

Concerns:

Article is older; published in 2010 so is older but an excellent source!

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

Website was easy to navigate with labels to prompt access to full article.
Site has a clear and consistent layout.
The software is robust and in working order.
The information is presented as a research article consistent with APA style. It is self-contained. The article offers limitations. The design was described.

Other Issues and Comments:: This is a 2014 article that is over 5 years old and considered to not be current for research. However, compassion fatigue and burnout are still applicable for the 2021 nurse.
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