Compassion fatigue‚ also known as secondary traumatic stress (STS)‚ is a condition of gradual lessening of compassion over time (Sabo‚ 2011). It is common among individuals who work directly with victims of trauma like nurses‚ psychologists‚ physicians‚ cancer-care providers‚ emergency room personnel‚ chaplains‚ and other healthcare professionals. Nurses intend to provide compassionate and empathetic care to patients but become victims of continuous stress while meeting the needs of the clients and
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Combating Compassion Fatigue Grand Canyon University HLT-310V February 24‚ 2012 Combating Compassion Fatigue Introduction Compassion fatigue is an exhaustion that affects people who meet and accompany patients or attend to people whose history is marked by suffering. Listening day after day to dramatic stories tends to exhaust vital energy of a human being and also causes physical‚ psychological and emotional disturbance (Reese‚ 2009). Compassion fatigue affects people who frequently listen
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Running head: COMPASSION FATIGUE Compassion Fatigue Amber Norris Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V March 30‚ 2013 Compassion Fatigue “All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.” ― Tahereh Mafi‚ Shatter Me The health care industry is made up of nurses‚ doctors‚ and other medical professionals
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COMBATING COMPASSION FATIGUE The concept of compassion fatigue was introduced in 1992‚ by Carla Johnson RN‚ while researching burnout in emergency department nurses‚ she found out that some of the nurses had lost their “ability to nurture”. Since then‚ various authors and many other professional groups outside nursing‚ such as physicians‚ social workers‚ government organization and police‚ and firefighters have adopted the concepts of combating compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue is a progression
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Pilot Fatigue David Rogers Embry Riddle Aeronautical University ASCI 634 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT 3 INTRODUCTION 4 WHAT IS FATIGUE 4 HOW DOES FATIGUE EFFECT DECISION MAKING 6 WHAT IS BEING DONE TO COMBAT FATIGUE 9 CONCLUSION 12 WORKS CITED 13 Abstract Fatigue is a problem that everyone faces from time to time even airline pilots. The difference between the acceptance of fatigue a pilot and a common citizen is that pilots are our
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Muscle fatigue is weakness or weariness resulting from exertion or prolonged stress and the failure to maintain an expected power output. (Amussen) The process by which your body produces energy is called glycolysis. During glycolysis‚ glycogen is broken to produce creatine phosphate‚ which releases energy. The energy released catalyzes a reaction to produce ATP. The ending product of glycolysis is lactic acid‚ which is created by breaking pyruvate acid down. Then lactic acid is broken down to produce
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D-85521 Ottobrunn‚ Germany Abstract--The history of fatigue from 1838 to the present is described in detail‚ with special emphasis on the German contribution in the time period of 1920-1945. A number of distinguished scientists and engineers‚ and their contributions to the further development of fatigue knowledge are specifically mentioned. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd. 1. I N T R O D U C T I O N MANY BOOKSand papers about fatigue start with a more or less detailed account of the historical
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Fatigue affects nurse’s ability to make sound decisions in critical care settings. Nurses are more likely to suffer from fatigue and sleepiness due to longer shifts. Fatigue can affect the nurse physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally. Fatigued nurses are more likely than well rested nurses to make unsound decisions that may lead to errors‚ decision regret or negative emotions following a decision during time of fatigue. Research Purpose/Aim The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship
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Question: How do various factors affect muscle fatigue? Introduction: In this experiment muscles will be tested with weight‚ to see if weight is truly a factor in muscle fatigue. Muscle fatigue is the muscle’s ability to contract exert its normal strength due to physical stress upon it. The structure of a muscle include a thin layer called epimysium which surrounds the entire muscle‚ deeper to the epimysium is the perimysium. This layer contains fascicles which are bundles of muscle cells. In
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still in air. After noticing all the in flight tear investigators begin to test for metal fatigue on another airplane that BOAC donated. After conducting the test they concluded their investigation by stating the crashed was cause my metal fatigue. After many repeated cycle of pressurization and de-pressurization of the aircraft cabin the cabin began to worn down and break apart. Metal Fatigue: Metal Fatigue is define as the material on an airplane begin to wore out after all the cycle of pressurization
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