Assessing the Relationship Between Work Engagement and Compassion Satisfaction Among Palliative Care Nurses
Posted: Aug 27, 2016
Abstract
The provision of palliative care represents one of the most emotionally and psychologically demanding specialties within nursing practice. Palliative care nurses regularly confront human suffering, mortality, and complex ethical dilemmas while providing comfort and dignity to patients at the end of life. While substantial research has documented the risks of burnout and compassion fatigue in this population, significantly less attention has been paid to understanding the positive psychological resources that enable some palliative care nurses to not only endure but thrive in their profession. This study addresses this critical gap by examining the relationship between work engagement and compassion satisfaction, two constructs that represent the positive dimensions of professional quality of life. Work engagement, characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption in one's work, has been established as a key factor in employee well-being and organizational performance across various sectors. However, its specific manifestations and implications in palliative care nursing remain underexplored. Compassion satisfaction, defined as the pleasure derived from being able to do one's work well, particularly in helping others through difficult experiences, represents another crucial dimension of professional fulfillment that may be particularly relevant in this context.
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