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Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction: Influence on Turnover Among Oncology Nurses at an Urban Cancer Center

Diana Wells-English
Jeannie Giese
Joseph Price
CJON 2019, 23(5), 487-493 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.487-493
Background: Oncology nurses are exposed to stressors that may contribute to compassion fatigue (CF), leading to high rates of turnover, potential financial implications for organizations, and concerns for patient safety and employee well-being. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore...
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Massage Chair Sessions: Favorable Effects on Ambulatory Cancer Center Nurses’ Perceived Level of Stress, Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate

Mary Ellen Hand
Jennifer Margolis
Beth A. Staffileno
CJON 2019, 23(4), 375-381 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.375-381
Background: High stress levels over time can contribute to compassion fatigue and burnout and negatively affect individual health and well-being. Objectives: A pre-/post-test initiative was implemented to determine the effects of massage chair sessions on ambulatory cancer center nurses (RNs and...
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Self-Care Environment

Ellen Carr
CJON 2019, 23(4), 349 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.349
Poor provider health and clinical staff burnout remain a threat to quality patient care. A meta-analysis of studies about nurse burnout reported the following estimates about nurses in clinical practice: 31% had high emotional exhaustion, 24% demonstrated high depersonalization, and 38% had low...
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Leadership and Professional Development: Taking Time for Support

Marlene Z. Cohen
Katherine Brown-Saltzman
Marilyn J. Shirk
ONF 2001, 25-27 DOI:
Balancing compassionate care and self-care is a serious challenge for nurses. The need to understand patients’ perspectives and nursepatient relationships has been central to nursing since Nightingale’s work (1969). Peplau (1952) was among the early nursing leaders to note that nurses cannot meet...
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How Do You Deal With Death and Dying?

Georgina T. Rodgers
CJON 2019, 23(3), 336 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.336
Oncology nursing is a rewarding, challenging, and ever-changing specialty. Oncology affords the nurse an opportunity to care for individuals with unique, complex issues during his or her cancer journey. I assumed that, at some point, I would care for a patient who may not have a positive outcome...
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