Can caring too much hurt your mental health? It's called compassion fatigue, and mental health experts say it's a phenomenon that occurs most commonly in people who work in professions like caretaking ...

Compassion fatigue can lead to burnout and emotional exhaustion, which can cause cynicism, where caregivers “don’t see the purpose in their work. And then that impacts both their professional life and ...

Empathy is essential for leadership—but constant caregiving can extract a heavy toll on leaders. We even see such leaders within our own teams who struggle to watch them burn themselves out. So how ...

The last 18 months have been incredibly taxing on the human psyche as we experience the COVID-19 virus, racial tensions, a challenging economy, the recent gas shortage, and isolation. On top of all of ...

For 19 years in a row, Americans continue to rate nurses as being the most honest and ethical of any profession that Gallup regularly asks about. Nurses’ ability to show compassion, no matter who the ...

When the novel coronavirus began wreaking havoc last year, nurse practitioner Erica Joseph would trudge home from an arduous workday feeling exhausted and mentally spent. Joseph would then have to ...

BURNOUT. IT'’ 18 MONTHS OF MASK MANDATES AND LOSSORE M THAN A YEAR OF DOCTORS NURSSE AND OTHER MEDICAL WORKERS FIGHTING TO SAVE PEOEPL INFECTED BY COVID-19 COMPASSION FATIGUE IS BICASALLY THE PRICE WE ...

It was May 2020 during the early days of the pandemic, the Kriftcher family gathered in their backyard to celebrate Jeannie Kriftcher’s eldest daughter, Hannah, turning 22. Albeit during a time of ...

Primary care nurse lead Frances Baverstock gives her top tips for embedding compassionate leadership within general practice nursing.