Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue

Yılmaz, Gülay; ÜSTÜN, Besti

doi:10.14744/phd.2018.86648

Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue

Gülay YILMAZ, (Bozok Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Yozgat, Türkiye)

Besti ÜSTÜN (Üsküdar Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi

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Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 205 - 211 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14744/phd.2018.86648 İndeks Tarihi: 13-08-2020

Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue

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Nurses as facilitators are experiencing various painful experiences throughout their working life. These experienceshave both positive and negative consequences and they affect the nurses’ professional quality of life. The professionalquality of life has two dimensions: compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue. The aim of this study is to discussthe concepts of compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue, which are indicative of the professional quality of life,the developmental process of these situations, the physical and mental changes in the nurses, and the situations thatcan affect the professional quality of life. Studies show that compassion fatigue is increasing steadily; this reduces thenurses’ professional quality of life

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APA	Yılmaz G, ÜSTÜN B (2018). Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue. , 205 - 211. 10.14744/phd.2018.86648
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IEEE	Yılmaz G,ÜSTÜN B "Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue." , ss.205 - 211, 2018. 10.14744/phd.2018.86648
ISNAD	Yılmaz, Gülay - ÜSTÜN, Besti. "Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue". (2018), 205-211. https://doi.org/10.14744/phd.2018.86648

APA	Yılmaz G, ÜSTÜN B (2018). Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue. Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi, 9(3), 205 - 211. 10.14744/phd.2018.86648
Chicago	Yılmaz Gülay,ÜSTÜN Besti Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue. Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi 9, no.3 (2018): 205 - 211. 10.14744/phd.2018.86648
MLA	Yılmaz Gülay,ÜSTÜN Besti Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue. Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi, vol.9, no.3, 2018, ss.205 - 211. 10.14744/phd.2018.86648
AMA	Yılmaz G,ÜSTÜN B Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue. Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi. 2018; 9(3): 205 - 211. 10.14744/phd.2018.86648
Vancouver	Yılmaz G,ÜSTÜN B Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue. Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi. 2018; 9(3): 205 - 211. 10.14744/phd.2018.86648
IEEE	Yılmaz G,ÜSTÜN B "Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue." Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi, 9, ss.205 - 211, 2018. 10.14744/phd.2018.86648
ISNAD	Yılmaz, Gülay - ÜSTÜN, Besti. "Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue". Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi 9/3 (2018), 205-211. https://doi.org/10.14744/phd.2018.86648