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Tara L Sacco1,2,3, Linda Carman Copel3
1Wegmans School of Nursing, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY.
Nursing Forum
|June 30, 2017
Summary
Nurses derive fulfillment from caring. This study clarifies compassion satisfaction in nursing, identifying its key elements and consequences to strengthen the science of helping professions.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Healthcare Professions
- Psychology
Background:
- Nurses report intrinsic fulfillment from patient care.
- Compassion satisfaction in nursing requires further conceptual exploration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To clarify the concept of compassion satisfaction within the nursing profession.
- To establish a theoretical definition for compassion satisfaction in nursing.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature review across nursing and social work databases.
- Utilized Walker and Avant concept analysis method.
- Identified assumptions, antecedents, characteristics, and consequences.
Main Results:
- Developed a conceptual model of compassion satisfaction.
- Model includes 7 antecedents, 11 characteristics, and 8 consequences.
- Derived a theoretical definition specific to nursing.
Conclusions:
- Highlights the need to focus on the positive aspects of caregiving.
- Provides foundational science for compassion satisfaction in nursing.
- Offers insights for other helping professions.
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