6th Edition of World Nursing Science Conference 2026
Speakers - WNSC2023
Brittany Nicole Hudgins-Graham
- Designation: Assistant Professor of Nursing at Western Carolina University
- Country: USA
- Title: Graduating Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN Students Satisfied, Fatigued, or Stressed.
Abstract
Nursing care is not a duty that should be taken lightly—it is of utmost importance that nursing care is delivered to clients safely with empathy and competence. Professional nurses, such as Registered Nurses (RN), are on the frontlines of providing care. “The backbone of a truly caring professional is compassion, where care providers have a feeling of empathy for the suffering or misfortune of others and understand the client’s personal feelings or experiences without being judgmental” (Williams & Stickley 2010: 73). However, nurses may experience compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, or secondary traumatic stress. Upon graduation, pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students seek to become an RN. Michalec, Diefenbeck, and Mahoney (2013) suggest “Because burnout and compassion fatigue are such a detriment to nurse well-being and the nursing workforce overall, it is essential to uncover if and to what extent nurses-in-training may be suffering from these debilitating affective/cognitive states.”
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