Is it Really Compassion Fatigue, Or is it Just Nurse Burnout?

Published: Thu, 03/12/15

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Is it Really Compassion Fatigue, Or is it Just Nurse Burnout?

2015-03-10 09:00:14-04

Are you a nurse? Are you compassionate? Do you feel fatigued? Could it be...compassion fatigue? (Is there really such a condition?)

There's a lot of talk in nursing, in healthcare and in the literature about "compassion fatigue." When I searched Google® for the keywords "compassion fatigue in nurses " I came up with 168,000 links...168,000! Seriously?!

You’d think that we’re all suffering from this syndrome, which can’t be possible…or, is it?!

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