Similarly to compassion fatigue, burnout is the “physical and psychological components, coupled with a decrease in or loss of motivation.” (Harris and Griffith). Opposed to compassion fatigue, burnout is triggered by “increased workplace demands, increased healthcare expectations… lack of resources…and diminished caring” (Harris and Griffith). In addition to practicing nurses, students in nursing school are at risk as well. In a study conducted by Ann Rudman and J. Petter Gustavsson in 2011, the data suggests, “the first three years of practice, every fifth nurse reports feeling “burned out” at some point, and that the second year of practice seems to be particularly stressful” (Michalec, Diefenbeck, and Mahoney). Equally combined, all three components will lead to a decrease of motivation and lack of quality care to the patients, and potentially more costly for
Similarly to compassion fatigue, burnout is the “physical and psychological components, coupled with a decrease in or loss of motivation.” (Harris and Griffith). Opposed to compassion fatigue, burnout is triggered by “increased workplace demands, increased healthcare expectations… lack of resources…and diminished caring” (Harris and Griffith). In addition to practicing nurses, students in nursing school are at risk as well. In a study conducted by Ann Rudman and J. Petter Gustavsson in 2011, the data suggests, “the first three years of practice, every fifth nurse reports feeling “burned out” at some point, and that the second year of practice seems to be particularly stressful” (Michalec, Diefenbeck, and Mahoney). Equally combined, all three components will lead to a decrease of motivation and lack of quality care to the patients, and potentially more costly for