Staff Perception of in the ICU and its Relationship to Compassion Fatigue
Abstract
This research study examined the potential correlation among the ICU nurse's perception of control over visitation and compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue. A sample of 27 ICU nurses was obtained through snowballing. The participants completed a three part survey that included demographics, the Perceived Control over Visitation Scale, and the Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue test. Once the completed surveys were received, descriptive statistics were used to obtain a mean score for the PCV scale and the CSF test was scored into three subparts and classified based on the scoring tool provided by the author of the test. A Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated examining the participant's perception of control over visitation and the three subparts of the CSF test. No statistical relationship was found between perceived control over visitation and compassion satisfaction ( r = .620, p > .01). No statistical relationship was found between perceived control over visitation and risk for burnout ( r = .437, p > .01). No statistical relationship was found between perceived control over visitation and risk for compassion fatigue (r = .426, p > .01).