Question

Nicholas Jenkins is a 36-year-old nurse who has worked for Hospice for 10 years. He is reluctant to go into work because of all the infighting and incivility that he sees at his workplace. He is being asked to work an additional 10 hours a week, and that brings his total workload to 50 hours. He states that he enjoys working with the patients and providing them comfort. Do you believe that Nicholas is demonstrating compassion fatigue?

What additional information would you like to have to make a clear determination?

Answer 1

Answer: Nicholas is demonstrating compassion fatigue because although working for long hours, he still feels happy and serve to the patients. The healthcare provider is ready to accept the fatigue which could causes by the extra working hours as he likes to provide care to the patients. The other information that is required such as fatigue or the burnout Nicholas faces or any kind of symptoms that could lead to decrease in the ability to provide better care to the patients.