Compassion fatigue In nurse faculty

There is a paucity of extant research on compassion fatigue in nurse faculty. The literature contextualized the existence of compassion fatigue in nurses practicing in the clinical area as well as those in service professions. This explanatory mixed methods study examines the risk of compassion fatigue among full time nurse faculty teaching in three four-year baccalaureate generic nursing programs. The relationship between compassion fatigue and nurse faculty's attitudes of stress in their work environment was further explored with the Margin In Life instrument to determine if there was a relationship between compassion fatigue and an individual's power, load and margin. The research consisted of two phases. The first phase involved the distribution of research packets containing the Professional Quality Of Life instrument, Margin-In-Life instruments, and open ended questions. The second phase of the study consisted of one-on-one interviews. Results indicate nurse faculty are generally satisfied with their chosen profession; however, compassion fatigue was identified in 20% of the subjects. Leadership and the work related perceptions of faculty had an impact on job satisfaction. This study provides empirical evidence that compassion fatigue does exist in this sample. Further research on a larger scale is required for generalizability of the findings.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Educational Leadership

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Price, Patricia

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sisco, Burton

• Secondary traumatic stress; Nurses--Education; Universities and colleges--Faculty
• Other Educational Administration and Supervision

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/368

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1367