Compassion fatigue is generally a sudden onset and a potential response to situations that have left one feeling guilty for circumstances, in which the outcome was less than optimal. Conditions of repetitive less than desirable results have an effect on the psyche of the caregiver. The evidence will suggest that compassion fatigue is a condition that needs much more exploration in an effort to devise real solutions to problems that have not been explored to the depths their essence. The available literature in studies and review has only spanned a ten-year period and thus may not represent the gravity of the situation and therefore the focus of recognizing and alleviating the condition is perceived to be
Compassion fatigue is generally a sudden onset and a potential response to situations that have left one feeling guilty for circumstances, in which the outcome was less than optimal. Conditions of repetitive less than desirable results have an effect on the psyche of the caregiver. The evidence will suggest that compassion fatigue is a condition that needs much more exploration in an effort to devise real solutions to problems that have not been explored to the depths their essence. The available literature in studies and review has only spanned a ten-year period and thus may not represent the gravity of the situation and therefore the focus of recognizing and alleviating the condition is perceived to be