Correlation between psychological capital and compassion fatigue in operating room nurses
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2016.11.015
- VernacularTitle:手术室护士心理资本与同情心疲乏现状及其相关性
- Author:
Shunying GANG
;
Rui JIAO
;
Jing ZHANG
;
Xuejie GAO
- Keywords:
operating room;
nurses;
psychological capital;
compassion fatigue
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2016;15(11):61-64
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the status quo of psychological capital and compassion fatigue in operating room nurses and to analyze the correlation between them.Method One hundred and ninety nurses from an operating room of four First-Class Grade A general hospitals in Beijing were engaged in the investigation by psychological capital questionnaire and compassion fatigue scales.Results The total score on psychological capital was (78.60±8.72) and the total score on compassion fatigue was (111.53 ±9.88).The mental capital was negatively correlated with compassion fatigue (P ＜0.05).Conclusions The psychological capital of the nurses in the operating room is at the middle level and the sympathetic fatigue is at a high level.The higher the psychological capital,the lower the sympathetic fatigue.Nursing administrators can improve the psychological capital of the nurses in the operating room to reduce their sympathy and fatigue so as to improve the level of mental health of nurses in the operating room.
