Qualitative research on compassion fatigue of nurses in infectious disease hospital
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2014.14.031
- VernacularTitle:传染病医院护士同情心负荷的质性研究
- Author:
Xiaoxia NIU
1
;
Huidan CUI
;
Yuan MENG
;
Bihai XU
;
Qiaomin WANG
;
Xin ZHANG
Author Information
1. 100039 北京,解放军第三〇二医院肝纤维化诊疗中心
- Keywords:
Nurse;
Infectious disease hospital;
Compassion fatigue;
Job burnout;
Qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2014;20(14):1697-1700
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To master the influential factors of compassion fatigue of nurses in infectious disease hospital and the ways of nurses coping with high compassion fatigue , and to avoid job burnout because of high compassion fatigue .Methods Based on the Edmund Husseri ’ s phenomenological method , we used personal interviews to investigate 7 nurses in a grade-Ⅲ level-A infectious disease hospital .The data were analyzed by phenomenological analytical method .Results The suitable compassion fatigue of nurses could help them finish their work , while high compassion fatigue would lead to job burnout .Conclusions In order to avoid job burnout because of high compassion fatigue , nurse manager should take effective measures to guide nurses coping with it.