A game plan needed to be implemented to stop this negative trend in its tracks. The answer was simple, we needed to look beyond the scrubs and view nurses as people. A bereavement support program was launched and provided a welcoming space for nurses to talk about their emotional state after the loss of a patient. A remembrance tree was also put up in the faculty lounge to allow nurses to honor the memory of loss. Nurses were also allowed to write bereavement cards to share fond memories of the deceased with the grieving family. This brought along peace and closure at a natural pace. After the new initiatives were put into play, the end of 2011 brought the 12.1 % turnover rate down to 7.5%. In conclusion, what can be taken from this article is that it is natural to momentarily run out of empathy and compassion. It does not make a bad nurse. However, it does make one human. Instead of looking at it as a character flaw, a person experiencing compassion fatigue needs to look for the flaw in their support system. Once that is recognize they also need act on rectifying the situation, since it is very common for nurses to ignore
A game plan needed to be implemented to stop this negative trend in its tracks. The answer was simple, we needed to look beyond the scrubs and view nurses as people. A bereavement support program was launched and provided a welcoming space for nurses to talk about their emotional state after the loss of a patient. A remembrance tree was also put up in the faculty lounge to allow nurses to honor the memory of loss. Nurses were also allowed to write bereavement cards to share fond memories of the deceased with the grieving family. This brought along peace and closure at a natural pace. After the new initiatives were put into play, the end of 2011 brought the 12.1 % turnover rate down to 7.5%. In conclusion, what can be taken from this article is that it is natural to momentarily run out of empathy and compassion. It does not make a bad nurse. However, it does make one human. Instead of looking at it as a character flaw, a person experiencing compassion fatigue needs to look for the flaw in their support system. Once that is recognize they also need act on rectifying the situation, since it is very common for nurses to ignore