Managing compassion fatigue is an organizational responsibility
April 1, 2018 Vital Signs
In this article, Dr. Sharron Spicer discusses compassion fatigue as an occupational hazard of being in a caring profession. She argues that it is an organizational issue and explores strategies to combat it accordingly.
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