Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout in Nurses: The Nurse Leader's Response

Within health care, trauma-informed care has become an embedded approach in caring for patients; however, nurse leaders are not always prepared to lead nurses with a background of trauma. Nurses' past trauma, coupled with workplace stressors, may result in compassion fatigue, burnout, and secon...

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Published inNurse leader Vol. 21; no. 2; p. 202
Main Author Wolotira, Elizabeth A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby 01.04.2023
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Summary:Within health care, trauma-informed care has become an embedded approach in caring for patients; however, nurse leaders are not always prepared to lead nurses with a background of trauma. Nurses' past trauma, coupled with workplace stressors, may result in compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. Nurse leader engagement and trauma-informed leadership approaches are imperative to mitigate and mediate the effects of trauma in nurses as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes.
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ISSN:1541-4612
1541-4620
DOI:10.1016/j.mnl.2022.04.009