Olfactory fatigue

Compassion fatigue is a far reaching concept typically associated with the negative effects that a care provider may experience following intense and often stressful patient care events. Recognition of and a clear understanding of the concept is vital for communities, organizations and individuals in order to provide a fortified approach to intervention, treatment and the provisions of evidence based practices. Gaining recognition for the past two decades, researchers have worked to further…

Compassion Fatigue has been of increasing interest for healthcare institutions for many years (Stamm, 2002). The interest on this topic has grown over the past decade due to the correlation that has been identified and supported between burnout and increased turnover among healthcare workers (Jenkins & Baird, S., 2002). A 2009 study identified that nurses with high levels of Compassion Fatigue also have high levels of Burnout (Hooper, Craig, Janvrin, Wetsel & Reimels, 2009). Additionally,…

There are many aspects that could cause compassion fatigue with the Riverez family. When you are a practitioner you walk a fine line with finding yourself caring too much. The Riverez family is suffering from many different issues at once. As a professional you want to help the family to build up their lives. When issues arise, a family looks to the professional for guidance and when you are unable to complete the task it does cause more stress on the professional. First, it is very…

Did you know that whenever you smell something, it triggers your senses, and the brain? There are five senses, and one is smell. The brain is a important organ in our body, it tells our body what to do, and what to not do. The person who studied the senses was Linda B. Buck, and the people who studied the brain was the Egyptians. Your senses let you know what is going on around you. The brain is the control center of the body. All information we have about prehistoric cultures comes from…

drain. Social support was measured through a 17-item Social Support Index by McCubbin, Patterson & Glynn (1982) Affective Coping through a 28 item Brief Cope by Carver (1997). Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion fatigue measured by Professional Quality of Life III: Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction Subscales, RIII by Stamm (2003). Burnout was measured by The Maslach Burnout Inventory by Maslach & Jackson (1981), and the ability to identify one’s own emotional state was measured by a 14-item…

organs functionality. Consequently, sonographers are experts who produce the sonographic images using the sonographic machines. In the contemporary world, sonographers face severe stress due to various factors such as scarcity of workers, compassion, fatigue, and job displeasure (Walvoord, 2006). By evaluating various studies, this paper describes…

Compassion Fatigue and Verghese Compassion fatigue is a growing result of working in the medical profession. The definition of compassion fatigue is the cumulative physical, emotional and psychological effect of exposure to traumatic stories or events when working in a helping capacity, combined with the strain and stress of everyday life (American Bar Association). Health physicians, especially those working with terminally ill patients, often become compassionately fatigued from the deaths…

caseloads, complex clients, and insurmountable amount of paperwork. Given these reasons, CFS workers struggle with exhaustion, compassion fatigue, and burnout. This study was conducted to determine if CFS workers in Region 2 suffer from compassion fatigue and what can be done to help alleviate some risk factors attributed to compassion fatigue. The Problem Compassion fatigue has been topic of increased consideration within CFS for a number of years. Working in this field requires working with…

Trauma Being in the healthcare health can take a toll on a counselor/therapist is many ways. Physically, and mentally fatigue can creep up without a counselor realizing the effects of burn out, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue. As a counselor, it is important that we recognize the signs and symptoms of burn-out. Overall, a mentally healthy counselor is much more effective in counseling their client, than a burned-out, fatigued counselor. Definition Burnout consists of loss of energy to…

This essay will provide a focus on the concept of structure in relation to function in biology. The example taken into consideration for the essay is the reintroduction of Gray wolves (Canis lupus), hence predators, into Yellowstone National Park to restore the ecosystem health. Many are the ecological interpretations of wolves’ function when it comes to the Northern Rockies ecosystem as research and scientists have been documenting their overall impact for the last few decades. Firstly, a…