Compassion Fatigue & Burnout
Compassion fatigue and burnout were common among oncology navigators even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a thoughtful look at compassion fatigue, burnout, and the resiliency skills navigators should embrace.
Insights into compassion fatigue, burnout, and the relevance of resilience to oncology navigators.
Constant exposure to patient distress and trauma can take a toll on oncology workers, and it often leads to a phenomenon called secondary traumatic stress, or “compassion fatigue,” according to Charles Figley, PhD, Paul Henry Kurzweg Chair in Disaster Mental Health and Director of the Traumatology Institute at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.
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