Compassion Competence in Nurses

Lee, Youngjin; Seomun, GyeongAe

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“…Compassion is defined as a deep awareness of another's suffering, accompanied by a wish to provide relief. According to Lee and Seomun (2016a), compassion competence refers to an individual's skill or ability with regard to understanding and reducing another's suffering. It is a fundamental value for nurses to build therapeutic relationships and communicate with patients (Sinclair, McClement, et al, 2016).…”

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Impact of workplace incivility on compassion competence of Korean nurses: Moderating effect of psychological capital

Woo

Kim

2020

J Nurs Manag

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Aim This study aimed to examine the association between workplace incivility and compassion competence of Korean nurses, as well as the moderating effect of psychological capital. Background Workplace incivility affects the quality of patient care and as such is worthy of critical examination regarding its impact on the compassion competence of nurses. Methods In this descriptive cross‐sectional study, data for 192 Korean hospital nurses were used to analyse the relationship between workplace incivility and compassion competence and the moderating effect of psychological capital. Results Workplace incivility was negatively associated with compassion competence of nurses. Furthermore, psychological capital had a conditional moderating effect on the relationship between workplace incivility and nurses’ compassion competence. The negative associations of workplace incivility with compassion competence were significant at low and medium levels of psychological capital but not at high psychological capital. Moreover, the association was stronger for those with low psychological capital. Conclusion Workplace incivility is negatively associated with compassion competence among nurses, and psychological capital has conditional moderating effects in its relationship. Implications for Nursing Management Management efforts to reduce workplace incivility and to improve nurses’ psychological capital are needed to improve patient care quality.

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Impact of workplace incivility on compassion competence of Korean nurses: Moderating effect of psychological capital

Woo

Kim

2020

J Nurs Manag

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“…Studies show that nurses’ compassion involves doing the small acts, such as making patients a cup of tea, or bringing them an extra pillow, building relationships, acts of kindness and having time for patients (Hunter, McCallum, & Howes, ; Bramley & Matini, ). Compassion is also associated with professional competence (Badger & Royce, ; Lee & Seomun, ), and interpersonal skills such as involving the patient and their family in care (Bray et al, ; Dewar & Nolan, ; Peters, ; Kret, ). The character of a nurse is also important for how compassion is received, with those nurses demonstrating virtues of kindness, honesty and respect, considered to be more compassionate by patients (Lundberg & Boonprasabhai, ; Perry, ; Sinclair et al, ).…”

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Stakeholder perspectives of compassion in nursing: The development of the compassion strengths model

Durkin

Gurbutt

Carson

2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aims To explore stakeholder perspectives of compassion in nursing. Background Studies show that nurses’ compassion can be characterized by 11 characteristics. A growing body of research illustrates how courses aimed at teaching nursing students about compassion can be effective. Including the views of key stakeholders in the design of these programmes is recommended, yet the number of studies that have explored this are limited. Design This study used a qualitative exploratory design, applying a directed content and thematic analysis to the data. Methods Key stakeholders (N = 34), including nurse educators, nursing students, registered nurses and service user/patients, were recruited between September 2016 ‐ July 2017. Focus groups and semi‐structured one‐to‐one interviews were conducted. Data were transcribed verbatim. Directed content analysis and thematic analysis were applied to transcripts to address two separate research questions. Results In relation to question 1, ‘What are the characteristics of a compassionate nurse’? eight themes: (a) character; (b) self‐care; (c) connection; (d) empathy; (e) interpersonal skills; (f) communication; (g) competence; and (h) engagement, emerged from the content analysis. For question 2, ‘How can compassion be taught to nursing students’? there were five separate themes that emerged from the thematic analysis: (a) beliefs about teaching compassion; (b) motivation; (c) the 5 W’s needed to teach compassion to nursing students; (d) barriers to compassion in practice; and (e) compassion requires strength Conclusion The findings of this research support previous research into compassion in nursing. The Compassion Strengths model may serve as a framework for nursing students and nurses’ compassionate practice. This may also assist nurses internationally to develop further research in this vital area.

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“…Halldorsdottir () referred to the compassion expected of nurses as ‘compassionate competence’ and proposed a theory encompassing this concept. Lee & Seomun () utilized Halldorsdottir's () research and previous studies in various fields to construct a hybrid model, resulting in a concept analysis of nurses’ compassion competence. They created the Compassion Competence Scale (CCS) (Lee & Seomun ) that allows measurement of nurses’ compassion competence at clinical sites.…”

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Role of compassion competence among clinical nurses in professional quality of life

Lee

Seomun

2016

International Nursing Review

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Compassion competence of clinical nurses was a predictive factor for professional quality of life. Hospital administrators, nurse leaders and policy makers should develop and adopt nurse-retaining strategies that focus on improving nurses' compassion competence in order to reduce their burnout. We recommend the development of educational programmes to improve nurses' compassion competence and thereby enhance their professional quality of life.

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Compassion Competence in Nurses

Cited by 21 publications

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Impact of workplace incivility on compassion competence of Korean nurses: Moderating effect of psychological capital

Impact of workplace incivility on compassion competence of Korean nurses: Moderating effect of psychological capital

Stakeholder perspectives of compassion in nursing: The development of the compassion strengths model

Role of compassion competence among clinical nurses in professional quality of life

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