Buzdağının Görünmeyen Yüzü: Hemşirelerde Merhamet Yorgunluğu

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 3, 11 - 21, 30.12.2021

Tutku Kırçı , Evrim Kızıler

https://doi.org/10.51536/tusbad.902971

Cited By: 1

Öz

Merhamet yorgunluğu, hasta veya acı çeken bireylerin yaşadıkları travmaya uzun süre maruz kalma, onlara uzun süre merhamet gösterme ve bakım sırasında empati kurma sonucunda oluşan psikolojik bitkinlik halidir. Hemşirelik, hasta ve acı çeken bireylerin acılarına yakından tanık olma, empati kurma ve bakım ilişkisini gerektirmesi nedeniyle merhamet yorgunluğunun en ağır yaşandığı meslek gruplarından biridir. Literatürde özellikle kronik hastalıklar ve uzun süreli karmaşık tedaviler nedeniyle daha fazla olumsuz deneyim yaşayan hastalara bakım veren yoğun bakım, onkoloji, geriatri, pediatri hemşirelerinin daha fazla merhamet yorgunluğu yaşadığı bildirilmektedir. Merhamet yorgunluğu yaşayan hemşirelerde zamanla kan basıncı değişimleri, uykusuzluk, immün sistem fonksiyonlarında bozulma, anksiyete, depresyon, sosyal izolasyon, kişiler arası ilişkileri sürdürmede yetersizlik gibi çeşitli fiziksel, ruhsal ve sosyal sorunlar yaşanmaktadır. Bu sorunlar bilişsel süreçlerde bozulmaya neden olarak tıbbi hataların artmasına neden olmakta, hemşirelerin yaşam kalitesini, klinik karar verme becerisini, sunulan sağlık hizmetlerini önemli derecede etkilemektedir. Bakım kalitesini doğrudan tehdit eden, hemşirelerin duyarsızlaşma ve işten ayrılmalarına neden olan merhamet yorgunluğuna karşı önlem programlarının oluşturulması büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu derlemede hemşirelerde merhamet yorgunluğu ve etkilerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Hemşirelik, Merhamet Yorgunluğu, Merhamet

The Invisible Face of the Iceberg: Compassion Fatigue in Nurses

Öz

Compassion fatigue is a state of psychological exhaustion caused by prolonged exposure to the trauma of the sick and suffering individuals, showing compassion to them and empathy during care. Nurses are one of the professions which compassion fatigue is most intense, as it requires close testimony, empathy and caring relationship to the pain of sick and suffering individuals. In the literature, it is reported that intensive care, oncology, geriatric, and pediatric nurses who care for patients who experience more negative experiences due to chronic diseases and long-term complex treatments experience more compassion fatigue. Nurses experiencing compassion fatigue experience various physical, mental and social problems such as blood pressure changes, insomnia, impaired immune system functions, anxiety, depression, social isolation, and inability to maintain interpersonal relationships. These problems cause an increase in medical errors by causing impairment in cognitive processes, and significantly affect nurses' quality of life, clinical decision-making and health services. It is of great importance to create prevention programs against compassion fatigue that directly threatens the quality of care and causes nurses to become depersonalized and quit their jobs. In this review, it is aimed to examine compassion fatigue in nurses and its effects

Anahtar Kelimeler

Compassion, Compassion Fatigue, Nursing

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