Compassion & Choices

With compassion fatigue being a fairly new concept in the nursing profession, the urgency to gain knowledge on this topic is imperative as documented cases of suffering are on the rise. Merriam-Webster (2018) defines compassion as the sympathetic consciousness of other’s distress together with a desire to alleviate it. Notably, compassion is foundational in nursing which makes the definition essential. According to Kelly and Todd (2017), compassion fatigue is both a psychological and physiological

The article from this week that I found particularly interesting was “Managing traumatic stress responses among clinicians: Individual and organizational tools for self-care”. Compassion fatigue in particular was interesting to me because I am pursuing a career in medical social work, and I specifically hope to work with children in a hospital setting, whether that be inpatient or outpatient. I have always been and will continue to be compassionate about this area of social work, but I think the

Deshields, T., Berger, J.A., Clarke, M., Olsen, S., & Chen, L. (2013). Evaluation of a compassion fatigue resiliency program for oncology nurses. Oncology Nursing Forum 40(2), 180-187. #3 – Statement of the Problem • Problem Identification o Oncology nurses are at great risk for compassion fatigue o Limited interventions and resources available to nurses experiencing compassion fatigue. • Background – Compassion fatigue is the combination of burnout and secondary traumatic stress. • Scope of the

the medical field needs the information about compassion fatigue due to its importance. It affects everyone involved in the health care field including all staff, patients, and even the organization itself. I believe not only the clinical staff but also the administrative staff should have yearly mandatory in-services on the subject of compassion fatigue. I also believe it is important for the board members to have all of the information on compassion fatigue, because organizational symptoms include

overseas ministry after being provided satisfactory medical and financial resources. The new ministry became a corporation that was later named Compassion. Compassion grew and by the mid 1970’s had expanded to 17 other developing countries and 180,000 sponsor children. Now over 1 million children in 26 developing countries are sponsored through Compassion. How It Works Reverend Everett Swanson did more than respond individually to the morbid reality of worldwide poverty, he also created a way for

A Plan For Self-Care Against Compassion Fatigue Brian Murrison University of Kansas Introduction Working in the helping field has its many joys and privileges. Seeing a child, whose self esteem is at the bottom, light up when he/she accomplishes a new task, see the growth an alcohol and drug addict has made in treatment, or to see the family, that when they entered the door of your office, was on the verge of separation, but now are communicating and working out their own needs with little assistance

Life is full of challenges and struggles, but that doesn’t mean we succumb to them. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” (Maya Angelou) When asked who I would consider a symbol of everything I want the decision wasn’t hard to make. My mother, Jan Birdsong, is my symbol because she has displayed self-confidence, ethics, and perseverance

which motherhood has not been women's choice. A reader might be stunned to consider that was written just twenty years ago and that Rich's first pregnancy happened only forty three years ago, since her choices as an educated woman were so limited compared to now. When her account of feeling like she was only "acting" as a woman (having no idea what she wanted, and having a child because it was expected of a "real woman") is introduced, her lack of choices reads like either a dismal Margaret Atwood

choosing right from wrong and understanding if the two meanings matter. Campuses ambiguous writing distinguishes that by not taking total responsibility for a choice, that itself is a choice. Daru and the Arab both have conflicting choices that they face throughout the entire short story suggests that whether one may want to or not there are choices underlyingly people make. Daru is initially conflicted between having a strong opinion about following the code of law, and the wrongdoing of the crime the

The outcome of someone's choice can not only affect them, but others too. This is why your choices are critical to your everyday life. Paul Fisher, the main character in the book, Tangerine, by Edward Bloor finds out how important others choices are because of his family’s move for his Dad’s job. Mrs. Fisher, Paul’s mother made choices that not only had an impact on her, but on Paul, too. The choices she made ultimately influenced Paul because, it changed his social life, made him more cautious