Compassion fatigue and burnout: Prevalence among oncology nurses

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Potter, Patricia ^a   Deshields, Teresa ^a   Divanbeigi, Joyce ^a   Berger, Julie ^a   Cipriano, Doreen ^a   Norris, Lori ^a   Olsen, Sarah ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79952198270     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.CJON.E56-E62     Document Type: Article

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