Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Compassion Satisfaction Among Oncology Nurses in the United States and Canada
Stacey Wu, MSN, FNP; Savitri Singh-Carlson, PhD, APHN-BC; Annie Odell, PhD, FNP-BC; Grace Reynolds, PhD; and Yuhua Su, PhD
ONF
10.1188/16.ONF.e161-e169
Description
Purpose/Objectives: To examine the experiences of compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction among oncology nurses in the United States and Canada.
Design: Quantitative, descriptive, nonexperimental.
Setting: Online survey with members from the Canadian Association of Nursing Oncology and the Oncology Nursing Society.
Sample: 486 American and 63 Canadian practicing oncology nurses.