Effects of Nursing Practice Environment, Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction on Burnout in Clinical Nurses.
10.11111/jkana.2015.21.2.193
- Author:
Mi Young HAN
1
;
Min Sook LEE
;
Ju Young BAE
;
Young Suk KIM
Author Information
1. Graduate School, Department of Nursing, Kosin University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Professional practice;
Compassion;
Fatigue;
Satisfaction;
Burnout
- MeSH:
Busan;
Empathy*;
Fatigue*;
Hospitals, General;
Nursing*;
Professional Practice
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2015;21(2):193-202
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purposes of this study was to identify the effects of nursing practice environment, compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction on burnout in clinical nurses. METHODS: Participants selected for the final analysis were 208 nurses working in 2 general hospitals in Busan and Masan. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation and Hierarchial Multiple Regression with SPSS/WIN 18.0. RESULTS: Compassion fatigue had a significant positive effect on burnout, while Compassion satisfaction had a negative effect on burnout, but Nursing practice environment had no effect on burnout. The explained variance for burnout was 61% and compassion satisfaction was the most significant factor in burnout of nurses. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that to reduce burnout in clinical nurses it is necessary to develop programs to increase nurses' compassion satisfaction and decrease compassion fatigue.
