A developmental perspective on risk for compassion fatigue in middle-aged nurses caring for hurricane victims in Florida

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 55-62

  Frank, Deborah I ^a   Adkinson, Lauren F ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Compassion fatigue; Development theory; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DISASTER; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 33847416726     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000262018.49550.5a     Document Type: Article

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