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Follow These Tips to Avoid Burnout From Chronic Grief and Compassion Fatigue.

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 22:43.

Authors:

Braccia, Deborah

Source:

ONS News, Volume 20, Number 10, p.p6 (2005)

URL:

http://search.ebscohost.com.liboff.ohsu.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=18426100&site=ehost-live

Keywords:

GRIEF; COMPASSION; BURN out (Psychology); FATIGUE; JOB stress; BEREAVEMENT; NURSES

Abstract:

The article provides several tips to avoid burnout from chronic grief and compassion fatigue. Chronic grief is the accumulation of unresolved grief because of the inability to grieve over one loss before another loss occurs and this can contribute to job burnout and turnover in the oncology nursing profession. Compassion fatigue is a condition like secondary traumatic stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder that can result from nurses' constant need to give and support others. Avoiding chronic grief may involve resolution of losses, or restructuring.