WASHINGTON (WJLA) — Trauma nurses handle everything from gunshot wounds to stabbings to other critical assault injuries, and some say it can be hard to fight what's called "compassion fatigue." WJLA's ...

It’s Nurses Week! The one week a year that is filled with “Thanks” from former patients and family members, trays of cookies and sweet treats to fill our bellies and give just enough of a sugar high ...

Many nurses work 12-hour shifts that easily stretch longer because of staff shortages, emergency admissions, delayed ...

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Doctronic reports burnout and compassion fatigue are distinct yet related; understanding them is crucial for caregiver well-being and job performance.

WRITTEN BY WANDA CURTIS For hundreds of years, nurses have provided health care for others — in homes, hospitals, long-term ...

“Almost that fraternity mentality. ‘If I have to do it, you have to do it,'” Ms. Burke told Becker’s in a recent interview. Today, she is an associate clinical professor and director of pre-licensure ...

Compassion fatigue can be physical, emotional, or spiritual exhaustion that overtakes the otherwise positive and fulfilling experience of helping others when we over-empathize (Figley, 2002a). Often ...

Research suggests it’s not compassion that wears doctors down but a different emotion — a distinction that may help them ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — 7News continues to salute our healthcare heroes during National Nurses Week and Health and Wellness Reporter Victoria Sanchez visited Howard University Hospital's emergency ...