The potential for COVID‐19 to contribute to compassion fatigue in critical care nurses

Alharbi, Jalal; Jackson, Debra; Usher, Kim

doi:10.1111/jocn.15314

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“…Nurses turn out to be a group that is likely to experience more frequent and intense anxiety, depression, insomnia, and psychological stress symptoms, primarily those working on the front line in HCHs (Lai et al, 2020). In addition, experts have also reported the risk for vicarious traumatization and compassion fatigue in nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in CCUs and HESs ( Alharbi et al, 2020 ). Willingness to care was found to be positively associated with professionalism, safety, and self-confidence, and negatively associated with stress and negative experiences ( Oh et al, 2017 , Lee and Kang, 2020 ).…”

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Nurses’ perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units and hospital emergency services

González-Gil

González-Blázquez

Moreno

et al. 2021

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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Highlights Critical care nurses have had to perform tasks for which they have not received proper training. Nurses have had to manage the fear of becoming infected and spreading it to their families. Moral suffering and emotional exhaustion are major consequences of front-line care. Heavy workloads, high patient-nurse ratios, and lack of rest are causing exhaustion among nurses.

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Nurses’ perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units and hospital emergency services

González-Gil

González-Blázquez

Moreno

et al. 2021

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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“…More so, nurses find themselves anxious of carrying the weight of being “family” to patients, many who will not survive the virus. 5 These changes, and particularly taking on the role of surrogate “family” give rise to distress that can become injurious to the caregiver. In the maelstrom, it becomes more difficult for nurses to separate what needs to be done and what ought to be done.…”

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Self-care strategies in response to nurses’ moral injury during COVID-19 pandemic

2020

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These are strange and unprecedented times in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most frontline healthcare professionals have never witnessed anything like this before. As a result, staff may experience numerous and continuous traumatic events, which in many instances, will negatively affect their psychological well-being. Particularly, nurses face extraordinary challenges in response to shifting protocols, triage, shortages of resources, and the astonishing numbers of patients who require care in expedited time constraints. As most healthcare workers are passionate nursing professionals, frustration and often a sense of powerlessness occur when they find themselves unable to provide needed care to their patients. The overwhelming number of deaths, patients isolated and dying alone, and the ever-present fear of being infected and then infecting colleagues, family, friends due to the lack of protective gear or known protocols takes its toll on emotional and psychological well-being. For nurses, the experience of this significant (hopefully once-in-a-lifetime) event can inflict on-going moral injury. Nurses affected by this trauma require education, coping tools, and therapy to help avoid or alleviate the adverse effects on their well-being. Institutions must provide these resources to tend to the well-being of their healthcare staff, during and beyond the pandemic. This article aims to investigate moral distress—considering it as a moral injury—and offer tools and recommendations to support healthcare nurses as they respond to this crisis and its aftermath.

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“…argued that vulnerability to disease could create fear and anxiety among nurses that possibly affect their work effectiveness, well-being and psychological health during this pandemic. Furthermore, the mental health of Frontline nurses who directly worked in the coronavirus department is profoundly affected as they are eyewitness of COVID patients suffering and dying (Alharbi et al, 2020; leading to post-traumatic stress (Kameg, 2020;Zhao et al, 2020). Thus, supporting the nursing workforce in this COVID-19 pandemic is of paramount importance and essential for a healthy work environment.…”

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Impact of Fear of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Nurses in Pakistan

Khattak

Saeed

Rehman

et al. 2020

Journal of Loss and Trauma

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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the mental, emotional and psychological health of Frontline nurses. This study examines the impact of fear of COVID-19 on nurses' turnover intention, secondary trauma, and psychological distress. Additionally, we explore the possible moderating variable, i.e., leadership support that may compensate for the negative impact of fear of COVID-19 on the nurses' turnover intention, secondary trauma, and psychological distress. Initially, 700 nurses were contacted; however, the response of 380 nurses was received. It is found that fear of COVID-19 significantly affects nurses mental health. We concluded that hospital administrations should support, encourage and motivate Frontline nurses to reduce negative emotional and mental health issues.

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The potential for COVID‐19 to contribute to compassion fatigue in critical care nurses

Cited by 241 publications

References 18 publications

Nurses’ perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units and hospital emergency services

Nurses’ perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units and hospital emergency services

Self-care strategies in response to nurses’ moral injury during COVID-19 pandemic

Impact of Fear of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Nurses in Pakistan

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