Compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction in pediatric and neonatal care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden

• DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.11.013
• Publication Date: 2023-11-17T10:26:54Z
• Authors: Cornelia Blixt; Elin Johansson; Maria Forsner; Charlotte Angelhoff
• Keywords: Compassion fatigue; Pandemic

Quality of care and the mental physical health nurses are interlinked. The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed an extremely high burden on care. This study aimed to: 1) describe professional quality life registered (RN) working in pediatric neonatal units during Sweden, 2) compare between RNs with without a Master's degree specialist nursing (MSc), 3) differences associated experience (years).This adopted cross-sectional survey design. PROQoL®-5-questionnaire was administered as web to 160 at four wards two hospitals Sweden.Seventy-one responded survey. Overall, they reported sufficient life. MSc suffered significantly lower secondary traumatic stress levels. Experienced higher compassion satisfaction occupational burnout.Higher education longer beneficial for nurses' when units.Results from this highlights importance offering RN master level supporting novice nurses, prevent negative well-being outcomes care, because is utterly crisis such hits world. findings also suggest that conditions could improve through activities self-care, time reflection, better hours, competence-adjusted salary, educational opportunities.