Mary Gullatte on Managing Compassion Fatigue
ONS President Mary Gullatte Discusses Ways to Manage Compassion Fatigue for Oncology Nurses.
Mary Gullatte, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, AOCN®, FAAN, associate chief nursing officer, Emory University Hospital Midtown, president, Oncology Nursing Society, discusses compassion fatigue, a unique affliction affecting oncology nurses that used to be thought of as part of burnout.
Compassion fatigue in oncology nurses is directly connected to the level of energy and concern that is expended over the long term as they care for patients who may or may not recover from their illness.
Nurses can address compassion fatigue by finding ways to renew and reenergize themselves. Gullatte suggests participation in conferences, a local chapter, or through associations with other nurses that work in the same field and can offer support.
Nursing Perspectives on Managing Toxicities With ADCs in Metastatic Gastric and Breast Cancers
September 1st 2022In this episode of "The Vitals," Sarah Donahue, MPH, NP, AOCNP; Jamie Carroll, APRN, CNP, MSN; Theresa Wicklin Gillespie, PhD, MA, RN, FAAN; and Elizabeth Prechtel-Dunphy, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN, exchange clinical pearls for treating patients receiving antibody-drug conjugates.
