Relationships Among Self-Care, Compassion Satisfaction, and Compassion Fatigue of Nurses in Community Hospitals in the Southeastern United States

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among self-care, compassion satisfaction, and compassion fatigue of nurses in community hospitals in the Southeastern United States. A descriptive, nonexperimental, correlational, cross-sectional research design using purposive convenience sampling with primary data analysis was utilized in this study. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, simple linear regression, and multiple linear regression. Statistically significant relationships were identified for self-care and compassion satisfaction and also self-care and compassion fatigue/burnout.