The potential for COVID‐19 to contribute to compassion fatigue in critical care nurses
Overview
This paper examines the potential for compassion fatigue among critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights stressors such as staff shortages, lack of PPE, and exposure to severe patient suffering. The resource discusses the emotional impact on healthcare workers and the risk of vicarious traumatization in intensive care settings.
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- OpenAlex
- Author
- Jalal Alharbi (University of New England), Debra Jackson (University of Technology Sydney), Kim Usher (University of New England)
- Published
- 2020-04-28
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- bronze
- DOI
- 10.1111/jocn.15314
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- 319
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BibTeX
@article{allodium:e3d27c11932143aa,
title = {The potential for COVID‐19 to contribute to compassion fatigue in critical care nurses},
author = {Jalal Alharbi and Debra Jackson and Kim Usher},
year = {2020},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1111/jocn.15314},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15314}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The potential for COVID‐19 to contribute to compassion fatigue in critical care nurses AU - Alharbi, Jalal AU - Jackson, Debra AU - Usher, Kim PY - 2020 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1111/jocn.15314 UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15314 ER -
APA
Alharbi, J., Jackson, D., & Usher, K. (2020). The potential for COVID‐19 to contribute to compassion fatigue in critical care nurses. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15314
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