NR 501 Week 3 Assignment; Concept Analysis Template - Compassion Fatigue
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| Institution | NR 501 Theoretical Basis for Advance Practice Nursing |
| Contributor | Jennifer |
Concept Analysis Template Student Name Chamberlain University: Nurse Practitioner Track NR501NP Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice Dr. Thurston January 16, 2022 Definition/Explanation of Compassion Fatigue: According to Peters (2018), Compassion Fatigue (CF) is “the physical and mental exhaustion and emotional withdrawal experienced by those that care for sick or traumatized people over an extended period of time” (p. 467). Three defining attributes: According to Bouchard (2019) attributes of compassion fatigue are categorized in Physical, Behavioral and Psychological symptoms, which include the following: •Physical oFatigue •Behavioral oImpaired clinical decision making •Psychological o Emotional exhaustion Antecedent of Compassion Fatigue: •Chronic exposure to suffering of others (Peters, 2018) Consequence of Compassion Fatigue: •Poor professional judgment (Upton, 2018) Model Case: Carissa is a day shift nurse who works on the medical-surgical unit. She is struggling financially in paying for school in addition to her new car, so she decided to pick up an extra shift and work a fourth day in a row. Carissa has not been getting much rest as she has been having severe menstrual cramps despite taking medication for it, and these cramps have been disrupting her sleep. Carissa, being so exhausted is not only suffering from her physiological problems but is also depressed after losing her hospice patient today who she has been taking care of the last four days. Carissa is accustomed to patient expirations as this has been the third week in a row where she witnessed a hospice patient expire on her unit.
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| Term | Year 2022 |
| Institution | NR 501 Theoretical Basis for Advance Practice Nursing |
| Contributor | Jennifer |
