Posts Tagged ‘Compassion Fatigue’
Handling Stress
How to replenish your energy for work.
By Mary Jo Barrett
Related: Addiction, Anxiety, Balance, Caregivers, Compassion Fatigue, Drug Addiction, Energy, Healthy Living, Mindset, Prioritizing, Spirituality, Stress, Support
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, Mary Jo Barrett, author and social worker from the Center for Contextual Change, in Elmhurst, [...]
Interacting With Patients
Staying professional in the midst of suffering.
by Melissa Parks
Related: Anxiety, Boundaries, Caregivers, Caring, Compassion, Compassion Fatigue, Emotions, Healthy Living, Mindset, New Nurse, New Nurse Tips, Nurse Support, Nursing Jobs, Patient Advocate, Patients, Quitting, Stress
It was one of those days in the pediatric intensive care unit you’d love to forget.
One child, a 6-month-old girl, was in a vegetative state, both blind and deaf. Her mother decided it was too painful to have any contact with her and had stopped visiting. The little girl’s father wanted everything done to save her.
One morning, five minutes after Jana, a second year nurse, [...]
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