Facing nurse burnout, hospital adds ‘Compassion Fatigue Room’
“It’s important to remove people who are suffering and allow them to step away from the situation and give them a 15-minute break,” Nursing Director Shelley Shellenbarger said of the Compassion Fatigue Room at St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett. (Meka Wilson/The Daily Memphian)
A calming environment provides nurses and other health care workers a quiet place to take a break during emotionally stressful shifts.
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Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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