J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2015 Mar;21(2):193-202. 10.11111/jkana.2015.21.2.193.

Effects of Nursing Practice Environment, Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction on Burnout in Clinical Nurses

• Han MY
• Lee MS
• Bae JY
• Kim YS

• KMID: 2321301
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.2.193

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purposes of this study was to identify the effects of nursing practice environment, compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction on burnout in clinical nurses.
METHODS
Participants selected for the final analysis were 208 nurses working in 2 general hospitals in Busan and Masan. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation and Hierarchial Multiple Regression with SPSS/WIN 18.0.
RESULTS
Compassion fatigue had a significant positive effect on burnout, while Compassion satisfaction had a negative effect on burnout, but Nursing practice environment had no effect on burnout. The explained variance for burnout was 61% and compassion satisfaction was the most significant factor in burnout of nurses.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study indicate that to reduce burnout in clinical nurses it is necessary to develop programs to increase nurses' compassion satisfaction and decrease compassion fatigue.

Keyword

Professional practice; Compassion; Fatigue; Satisfaction; Burnout

MeSH Terms

Busan
Empathy*
Fatigue*
Hospitals, General
Nursing*
Professional Practice

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