Describing compassion fatigue from the perspective of oncology nurses in Durban, South Africa.
Dorien L WentzelAnthony CollinsPetra BrysiewiczPublished in: Health SA = SA Gesondheid (2019)
The findings revealed that oncology nurses are affected emotionally in caring for their patients, thus making them prone to compassion fatigue. Oncology nurses need to acknowledge compassion fatigue and be able to self-reflect on how they are managing (both positively and negatively) with the stressors encountered in the oncology wards or units.