Strength Of Compassion

The information that I have learned about diversity in the United States of America has helped me better understand and relate to others in many ways. The United States of America is a giant melting pot of several different races, ethnicities, and cultures. What I have learned is that each group has their differences and similarities. With these differences in culture they have taught me how to be tolerant and accepting of them no matter how different from me they appear. By accepting the differences in our diverse society I have learned new thoughts and ideas of living, different perspectives of thinking, and have been introduced to a variety of foods that I have never tried before. All in all, it seems in

After the Boston Marathon bombings, many people demonstrated compassion by volunteering. In Boston Kind: Stories of Compassion by Rabbi Or Rose, there are many highlighted instances of compassion.

When choosing to pursue a career in the health care field, most enter the workplace with the desire to help and provide care for patients who are critically ill (Lombardo & Eyre, 2011). Far too often, these health professionals who were once sympathetic and caring become victims of compassion fatigue (Lombardo & Eyre, 2011). As a working health professional it is ones duty to compassionately care for the sick, wounded and traumatized patients, which involves being exposed daily to the patient’s pain, suffering and trauma (Coetzee & Klopper, 2010). Experiencing this type of trauma first hand is an un-recognized side effect of being a health care professional (Briscoe, 2014). It is easy to get wrapped up in patients, their

God has endless compassion for each of us. Often we allow this compassion to pass by unnoticed, holding back from completely trusting and opening our hearts to God’s love. In so doing, we become like a dry desert awaiting the rain. Though this desert might seem tough and lifeless on the surface, the rain eventually provides nourishment which transforms the desert into a habitat of flowers, beauty, and life. We are like the dry desert awaiting the rains of compassion from our Lord. I say, wait no longer. God constantly floods us with compassion; we must open the gates of our hearts and allow this compassion to flow in. This essay synthesizes ideas and text from Father Gregory Boyle, Dr. Sanchez’s lectures, and my own life, providing a comprehensive

The literature suggests there is a definitive issue of compassion fatigue, the core principles are solid, and the review of what is in combination the contributing factors are what need to be further reviewed. The significance to the circumstances that contribute to the condition of compassion fatigue is identified as the settings in which some caregivers practice. Such as the pediatric intensive care unit. The issues have demonstrated increased risk of empathy inducing burn out than others? Working in the emergency department may be more of a risk factor opposed to the ICU. However there is no definitive measure in my findings that can substantiate the correlation to the traumatic experience be it secondary or experienced first hand

On the contrary, fewer years of experience has been determined to increase vulnerability to compassion fatigue (Sprang et al., 2007). Novice nurses and trainees are especially prone to compassion fatigue due to a lack of experience and unrealistic expectations. As Corey (2007) pointed out, beginner nurses are often faced with increased feelings of nervousness and stress due to initial job placements, and with disappointment when the positions do not meet their perceived notions of what they thought their career would be like. Many nurses must deal with the uncertainty of starting their careers and become aware of the organizational constraints set forth by their employers (Killian, 2008). Vredenburgh et al. (2009) concluded that younger and

Finally the third hypothesis was that work drain and history of traumas would have a supportive relationship with compassion fatigue and emotional self-awareness would have a negative relationship with compassion fatigue. The third hypothesis is looking at feeling drained at work and a person’s own personal history of trauma would positively correlate with compassion fatigue and that if a person had insight into their own emotional state that person would score lower on compassion fatigue. The therapists sense of powerlessness (.32), work drain (.32), emotional self-awareness (-.24), and personal trauma history(.23) greatly impacted Compassion Fatigue.

Diversity helps cultures and traditions to loosen the grip on racism, discrimination and things like that.

Nurses have been taken care of wounded soldiers, victims of disasters and patients in hospitals, clinic and schools since the late 1800’s. Recently there has been concerns raised about nurses’ being burn-out emotionally and physically. According to Varcarolis (2013), nurses should be alert to compassion fatigue, which is the emotional effect that nurses may experience by being indirectly traumatized when trying to help people/clients experiencing traumatic stress. This is crucial that nurses and other caregivers take good care of themselves and develop an effective coping skills to deal with all the stress and other symptoms that accompany the job. Charity begins at home, therefore to ensure quality care for all our patients, nurses need

health care services are limited, it is necessary that the available services are distributed fairly and in the most equitable way possible. In an effort to comply with the principle of justice, individuals who have unfair advantages over others must give up their privileges for the betterment of all (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2008, p.73). The discriminatory practice of denying health care coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions while others had insurance was in direct violation of this ethical principle. Although health care reform is often fueled by logical socio-economic reasons and the laws are rationalized within the context of the political sphere, compassion for others is at the base of these changes. Compassion is the ability

Compassion fatigue, sometimes called secondary trauma, is when an individual is around a person’s/people’s trauma so that that they themselves begins to be impacted emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and/or relationally. A person can also experience a form of compassion fatigue, known as vicarious trauma, when a traumatic event doesn’t happen to them directly but they do witness the event. Individuals like caregivers, doctors, counselors, social workers, chaplains, etc. are very susceptible to compassion fatigue because in their line of work caring for individuals who have been traumatized is come place.

Figley (2002a) defined “Compassion Fatigue” as a sense of helplessness and confusion around an emotional investment in helping those who are suffering. Compassion Fatigue has been linked to 10 variables. Starting variable begins with Empathic Ability, the ability to notice the pain of others. Following with Empathic Concern, noticing the pain of others and wanting to help the other person. Thirdly is Exposure to the client, the more time face to face with a consumer. Consecutively follows Empathic Response – taking the steps and making an effort to help reduce or alleviate the suffering of the consumer through understanding. Afterward becomes Compassion Stress, the stress one feels from the additional empathy towards another. Sixth is

“Cold-blooded” would be the most appropriate adjective to describe the seven-year-old Tina. Throughout my childhood, I had been very reluctant to feel or show any emotions since I believed that emotions symbolized weaknesses while compassion had no practical use. However, my perception of empathy changed dramatically since I came to Havergal. I was shocked at first by how emotional girls here were. I remembered the moments when a girl started crying while discussing her privileges and responsibilities to the world and when girls wept for the moving speeches at sister prayer and Holocaust prayer. These expressions of emotions gradually reshaped me – day by day I have discovered my emotional bond

A concept can be a word, an abstract or concrete thought, a phrase, or a symbolic statement. “Concepts are formulated in words that enable people to communicate their meanings about realities in the world and give meaning to phenomena that can directly or indirectly be seen, heard, tasted, smelled or touched” (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 50). Concepts are the start of an idea, which can lead to a thesis, research development, and eventually cause a change. Concepts are vital for the development of nursing practice and for our patients, so that we can provide the best and most appropriate care. The purpose of this paper is to

Personally I feel that all these principles are important qualities when working with a client. Every case may be unique and may not need to have all qualities as long as you are making sure the individual gets the best available help. Compassion is important because if you can genuinely sympathize with another individual, you build a stronger relationship with that person. Partnership is important because you are working with the individual to find the best situations. Giving them suggestions and along with their own inputs, showing that they are not in this alone and that you will be there every step of the way working with them. Accountability is important because the influence the media and culture has on society makes the victim at