http://www.realityrn.com Real Nurses, Real Conversations Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:55:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Extreme tiredness, negative feelings, weight gain, and marital problems. One moment, Kayla thought she was depressed and that medication would help. Another moment, she thought her husband was the problem and that she should quit her marriage. But Kayla wasn’t depressed. She suffered from something that affects many professional caregivers. In recent years, ... http://www.realityrn.com/more-articles/handling-stress/countering-compassion-fatigue/95/