Keywords
book review, compassion fatigue, burnout, nursing
Abstract
This book is not just for nurses who care for the dying patient but for all nurses who find themselves at some point in their career feeling burned out, dissatisfied with work life, bullied, or lacking a sense of meaning and purpose in their professional quality of life. Todaro-Franceschi identifies the causes of compassion fatigue and burnout as being multifactorial, yet having a core symptom of the nurse internalizing suffering to the point that it negatively transforms the care a nurse can give. The target audience is wide, with application to current practitioners, students, nurse educators, and anyone working in any type of health care environment.
Original Publication Citation
Miles, L. (2014, July). NP bookshelf. [Review of the book Compassion fatigue and burnout in nursing: Enhancing professional quality of life, by V. Todaro-Franceschi]. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 10, E41.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Miles, Leslie W., "NP bookshelf. [Review of the book Compassion fatigue and burnout in nursing: Enhancing professional quality of life, by V. Todaro-Franceschi]" (2014). Faculty Publications. 5260.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/5260
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2014-08-02
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7994
Publisher
The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Language
English
College
Nursing
Copyright Status
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