Nurses' Empathy in Different Wards: A Cross-Sectional Study

The Emotional Intelligence, Occupational Stress, and Coping Characteristics by Years of Nursing Experiences of Newly Hired Oncology Nurses

“…No significant relationships were found between nursing groups for empathy, similar to findings from another nursing study. [ 28 ] However, empathy scores were higher, but not significant, for new graduates than for nurses with more experience in this study compared to significant findings in related studies. [ 23 39 ] Possible causes for the decrease in empathy in nurses with more years of nursing experiences may be related to age, high levels of stress, skepticism, burnout,[ 23 ] nursing workload,[ 28 ] and self-esteem[ 39 ] and requires further investigation in oncology nurses.…”

“…[ 3 ] Stress develops in reaction to a lack of nursing experience, making mistakes with negative outcomes, administering incorrect medications and treatment regimens, a lack of ability to influence demanding situations, heavy work assignments, and shift work. [ 3 ] Several studies found that the adverse effects of OS included decreased professional satisfaction, decreased psychological and physical health,[ 2 4 28 ] and lack of adequate coping skills[ 4 5 29 ] to address the stress in the work setting.…”

“…[ 30 ] However, the inability to resolve and cope with OS can lead to psychological withdrawal and job dissatisfaction,[ 31 ] increased burnout,[ 32 ] and symptoms leading to poor health. [ 26 28 ] Conversely, nurses who effectively manage their own emotions and understand emotions in their patients would make more empathetic clinical decisions that positively influence patient care. [ 7 17 18 ]…”

Effect of Anxiety on Empathy: An Observational Study Among Nurses

“…These findings coincide with our first research hypothesis in which staff nurses are a collective with a high personal traits related with empathy. The situation differs from studies that have shown that the nurse-patient relationship is poor and nurses rarely spend time to speak and empathize with patients [20,21]. From a global perspective, nurses acknowledge that empathy, professional competency, and the use of adequate communication are important qualities nurses should have to establish a therapeutic relationship or appropriate caring support [22].…”

“…For nurses, as the health care professionals that have the most continued and close contact with patients and their families, empathy is fundamental to ensure good nursing practice, obtain positive patient outcomes, and develop an effective therapeutic relationship with patients [7,[16][17][18]. However, it is necessary knowledge worldwide that nurses are aware of the influence of their behavior while caring for their patients [18][19][20][21]. Moreover, evidence has shown that in the healthcare context, especially in the provision of nursing care, the loss or absence of empathy is one leading cause of poor quality and unsafe care [18][19][20]22].…”