Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue Among Emergency Nurses Compared With Nurses in Other Selected Inpatient Specialties

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 420-427

  Hooper, Crystal ^a   Craig, Janet ^b   Janvrin, David R ^c   Wetsel, Margaret A ^d   Reimels, Elaine ^a  

^a ANMED HEALTH   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AnMed Health   (United States)

^d CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Caring; Compassion fatigue; Compassion satisfaction; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77956649584     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.11.027     Document Type: Article

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