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The Effect of Implementing Work Stress Management Program on Compassion Fatigue of Nurses Working at Oncology Department

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Psychiatric nursing

Abstract

 Background: Compassion fatigue is a unique form of burnout that directly affects nurses and
is caused by a chronic desire to care for and be concerned about others.
Aim of the study: Was to
evaluate the effect of implementing work stress management program on oncology staff nurse's
compassion fatigue.
Design: Quasi experimental design. (Pre-program, post- program) was utilized
to achieve the aim of the study.
Setting: The study was conducted at the Pediatric Oncology
department of the National Cancer Institute.
Sample: A convenient sample of 50 oncology nurses
working with children cancer patient in the previously mentioned setting.
Data collection tool: Four
tools were used.
I: Socio-demographic data, II: Stress index tool to assess work stress facing pediatric
oncology nurses,
III: Compassion fatigue index to assess the nurse's compassion fatigue sign, IV:
Stress management knowledge questionnaire to assess nurse's knowledge about stress management
strategies
. Results: There is highly significance difference regarding subjects, total domain of work
stressors, compassion fatigue and total knowledge pre and post intervention. 36% of studied nurses
had high total work stress pre- program while, only 12% of them had post- intervention. 48% of them
had high total domain of compassion fatigue pre- program while, only 18% of them had postprogram. Only 10% of the studied nurses had good knowledge pre-intervention while, 48% of them
had good knowledge post- intervention.
Conclusion: Work stress management program on pediatric
oncology staff nurses was succeeded to reduce the nurse's compassion fatigue and increase their
knowledge of stress management strategies.
Recommendation: Training stress management skills
using the role of positive attitude towards the profession, training courses to increase knowledge to
the level of the nurses, Continuous education, social support and creating self-confidence among
nurses.
 

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.279994

Keywords

Compassion fatigue, Oncology nurses, Pediatric Oncology, Work Stress

Authors

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Eman

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Abd El-Fattah Mohammed

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Director of Nursing 57357 children cancer hospital, Egypt

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Ghada

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Mohamed Mourad

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Professor of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Ain Shams University, Egypt

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Faten

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Mohamed Ahmed

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Assistant Professor of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Benha University, Egypt

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Volume

4

Article Issue

1

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38115

Issue Date

2023-01-01

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2022-12-01

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2023-01-01

Page Start

996

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1,010

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2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

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Scientific peer reviewed journal

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Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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The Effect of Implementing Work Stress Management Program on Compassion Fatigue of Nurses Working at Oncology Department

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23 Jan 2023