Helping nurses cope with grief and compassion fatigue: An educational intervention

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 454-458

  Houck, Dereen ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compassion fatigue; End of life education; Nurse's grief; Self care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; COMPASSION FATIGUE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MEDITATION; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THERAPY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMPASSION FATIGUE; GRIEF; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MEDITATION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ONCOLOGY NURSING; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH;

EID: 84905228042     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.454-458     Document Type: Article

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