Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Traumatization: Provider Self Care on Intensive Care Units for Children

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-34

  Meadors, Patrick ^a   Lamson, Angela ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CHILD; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHILD; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 37449014132     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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