...“one cannot have both compassion and innocence” as a result of her malicious actions against Miss Lottie. The innocent does not have compassion displayed through Lizabeth’s reversal and catharsis. Lizabeth’s reversal occurs at the realization that the world “lost its boundary lines” (P.4) seeing the difference between her beliefs and reality. “Boundary lines” symbolize her belief that her father is the strength while her mother is the support. Lizabeth’s world shakes when these beliefs are “lost” or reversed from what she had known. The pent up emotions led up...
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...Compassion Within each of us lies an unexplained emotion that causes the suffering of others to affect us as though it were ourselves. It is a deeper feeling that, at one point, has overcome us all. This is compassion. Compassion is commonly known as a virtue of empathy for the suffering of those around us. What is compassion? Compassion is an emotion that anyone can experience, whether short-lived or thought out. Situations vary, causing more compassion for some, and less for others. For many, compassion has grown to become a way of life. It is finding ways to help others in their times of need or misfortune. It is a matter of putting others before yourself, which means doing whatever is necessary in any circumstance. According to dictionary.com, compassion is defined as “A feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.” Although, to me, compassion is treating others the way you want to be treated. It is taking a step back, looking at the big picture, and putting myself in their shoes. It is realizing the world isn’t perfect, and neither are the people. Knowing that there are times where life is not fair and accept that; but not give up hope. It is always striving to help others at times when they need it most. Compassion is an aspiration to help change the world. Knowing that one person alone will not change the world, but doing what is possible. Compassion is a way of life. It...
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...Furthermore we watched the DVD and it shown example of bad communication and how it can be so devastating and affect the patients negatively if they don't get the enough information about their illness and treatment. The Nurses and Midwifery Council (2008) recommend is very essential that the nurses are able to give patients, information, advice and a guideline about what is going on. Furthermore if patients are given enough information it will empower them as it reduces their concerns about the illness. We also discussed in small groups the definition of stereotype, prejudice discrimination and how they are connection between these words. Moreover in the group discussion we discussed how can easy lead to other, for instance, is very easy to certain group to be stereotype which can results poor care to their patients which leads be prejudice and then into discrimination. Therefore The Equality Act (2010) is law to protect people and is against the law to discriminate. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/equalities/equality-act-publications/equality-act-guidance/individual-rights1?view=Binary access date on 5/2/13 I found watching the DVD beneficial as well touching. I felt that my self-awareness and communication skills already improved. It clearly highlights what patients really feel and want from the nurses. For example I have learnt that effective communication skills such as active listening, the right facial expressions and explaining what is going on will make...
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...Theoretical Framework of Compassion Fatigue September 11, 2014 Theoretical Framework of Compassion Fatigue Compassion fatigue, which is also known, as secondary traumatic stress is a natural effect that occurs as a result of taking care of patients who are in pain, stressed, suffering, or traumatized. Compassion fatigue commonly affects nurses who show extreme empathy for patients and their relatives. Empathy is the act of putting oneself in another person’s situation or understanding one's feelings (Walker & Alligood, 2001). It has always been a nurse’s role to show empathy to patients and their relatives. In the process of sympathizing and empathizing, nurses can easily develop compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue affects nurses physically, psychologically, and spiritually in addition to affecting their daily duties. Nurses may intentionally stop working with certain patients or reduce their empathy for patients, and others may have repetitive call-ins to avoid working specific patient populations. These adverse effects can easily lower hospital or institution productivity. Therefore, it is advisable for nurses to be encouraged to seek advice and counseling from counselors, mentors, psychologists, and other responsible persons. It is also necessary for nurses to be aware of the symptoms of compassion fatigue to facilitate taking preventative measures as early as possible. The compassion fatigue theory is connected to the relationship between the patient and the...
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...Name: Email: Telephone Number: Class: Date: NUSSBAUM’S CAPABILITY THEORIES FOR TREATING NONHUMAN ANIMALS ETHICALLY APPLIED TO CARL SAFINA’S DISCUSSION ON VARIOUS NONHUMAN ANIMALS In this paper, I intend to explain Martha Nussbaum’s capabilities theory for treating nonhuman animals ethically, then apply this theory to Carl Safina’s discussion of various nonhuman animals in his book Beyond Words, How Animals Think and Feel. Martha Nussbaum is an American Philosopher, who focused on philosophy in the field of moral theories. She is a distinguished Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. Her interests include the ancient Greek, ethics, political philosophy, Roman philosophy, feminism and animal rights. Her works include various books either as an author or an editor. Carl Safina is a philosopher who explored the inner feelings of the animals in his book Beyond Words. This paper will apply Nussbaum's philosophy to the Carl Safina's discussion that demonstrates that animals have feelings, and describes their cognitive nature. Thus, they are aware of the mistreatment, only that they are powerless to resist the abuses. He elaborates the communication abilities of the elephants, whales, and other animals. We, human beings consider ourselves superior to the others, but by various measures, we are the most “frequently irrational, distortional, delusional, worried.” Many people who oppose the harsh treatment of animals cite Martha Nussbaum’s capabilities theory. His...
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...COMPASSION FATIGUE AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS A PROPOSAL PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN NURSING MAJOR IN NURSING MANAGEMENT BY: CONCHITA BRANZUELA BERGADO CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM INTRODUCTION: Quality of life among healthcare providers will matter on the quality and safety of patient care. Today the proportion of acute patients entering the health care system through emergency departments continues to grow and the number of patients in the Intensive care unit also increasing. In emergency room department, the Emergency medical services (EMS) workers are primary providers of pre-hospital emergency medical care and integral components of disaster response. The potentially hazardous job duties of EMS workers include lifting patients and equipment, treating acute injuries or life-threatening illnesses, handling hazardous chemical and body substances, and participating in the emergency transport of patients in ground and air vehicles. These duties create an inherent risk for EMS worker occupational injuries and illnesses. Healthcare workers in the Emergency medicine has evolved to treat conditions that pose a threat to life and have a significant risk of morbidity. Work-related stressors in which Emergency Department nurses encounter are numerous as a result of the...
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...people (Wieder, 1999). Meanwhile, Tibetan people believe that all the Dalai Lamas of Tibetan Buddhism are reincarnations of former Dalai Lamas. When a Dalai Lama dies, people will find and train the reincarnation (Sweet, 2009). People found the current Dalai Lama (the fourteenth Dalai Lama) in eastern Tibet (Molloy, 2008). He left Tibet in 1959 (Wieder, 1999), and thus his life was no longer limited in Tibet. This made many more people know Tibetan Buddhism and considerably improved his impacts on the people around the world. There are three reasons why the current Dalai Lama has such a significant impact on the people around the world. First, the repeated intertwining of religious violence keeps on existing in the world. Memories of past sufferings draw new generations into the cycle of violence. People have tried to impose unity through violent forms of discrimination and...
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...The absence of empathy may lead to discrimination, but compassion is the way to fill the void, not empathy. Compassion embodies all the benefits of empathy, but the cons are fairly non-existent. One such case where compassion was needed is the Tom Robinson court case. Tom Robinson had been accused of forcing himself on Mayella Ewell, but he denied the claims saying they were inverted. The jury eventually found Tom guilty, although the evidence was highly in his favor. The outcome reintroduced already existing feelings of discrimination. Had the jury been able to feel compassion, or even sympathy for Tom, he may have been able to come out innocent from the wrongful accusation. If the jury felt empathy, the same result may have happened. Since...
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...Page 1 of 2 Why assisted suicide will put Canada’s most vulnerable at risk CBC – Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 Compassion motivates many towards supporting euthanasia, but history has shown it puts society's most vulnerable people at risk. This week our Supreme Court heard an important case on assisted suicide and its potential legalization. Canadians then are faced with an important question: “Why?” Why should we allow assisted suicide? It is often considered compassionate to assist in the death of suffering people. Compassion is noble, even virtuous. But, I believe that elimination of suffering should never transform into the elimination of the sufferer. Sometimes, we are most weak right at the point of our highest virtues. This is why I also believe that besides asking “why,” we must also ask “why not?” Science fiction no more I am concerned, firstly, about where legalizing assisted suicide will lead. Kurt Vonnegut’s short story Welcome to the Monkey House (1968) describes the enticing power of suicide parlours. As a teenager first reading this story, it seemed like far-off science fiction. But, the themes of the book are not so far-fetched now. What is interesting to me is that I don’t need the dramatic warnings of science fiction or my own imagination to ponder a future that includes assisted suicide. All I need to do is look to those parts of Europe where, for over a decade, assisted suicide has been perfectly legal. The UK’s Daily Mail newspaper reported last month on a Belgian...
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...http://www.freelancer123.com/user/essaywriter2012 Health providers suffer from an emotional problem called compassion fatigue. Often times compassion fatigue occurs do to the situations encountered by health care professionals and the pain they feel for the patients they care for. One of the essential components of health care is providing care is compassion Compassion is one of the fundamental characteristics implemented into patient care by health care providers. Compassion signifies “a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering” (Compassion, n.d.). Nurses and other health care providers provide selfless service, tireless dedication, compassion, and often neglect their personal needs, which makes them susceptible to experience an emotional problem called compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue has been described as a state experienced by those helping people in distress; it is an extreme state of tension and preoccupation with the suffering of those being helped to the degree that it can be traumatizing for the helper” (). Compassion fatigue results in the health care provider becoming compassionately numb. The five major concepts of compassion fatigue are cognitive, emotional, behavioral, spiritual, and somatic. Warning signs to be aware of for each of the concepts are described below. Cognitive One will also experience a decrease in self-esteem and self worth. The ability...
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...Could Compassion be the driving force behind our moral compass? My definition of compassion is the feeling that arises when you see someone suffer, and want to help. It is more than an attitude, and also is different from empathy, which refers to the vicarious experience of another’s emotions. It also isn’t pity, because compassion doesn’t place the other as inferior to self, which pity does. Compassion encompasses a slightly broader set of states than sympathy. Is compassion a variant or blend of sadness or love? I think it can be associated with love, tenderness and caring. Compassion is stronger in the level of concern then related states such as sympathy, pity, and empathic concern, and sort of encompasses all of those, and then rises above it. Compassion can develop into enduring sentiments....
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... Abstract Our world is still dominated by all kinds of social conflicts, despite our outstanding material, scientific and technological advancements. Human beings, too often lack in their conduct the essential attributes that separate us from other animals. A sense of decency, moral, logic, the feelings of love and compassion for others in our various forms of interaction with one another. Too often these noble expressions of our common humanity are not respected, even in areas where they are deemed to be essential. Nursing, from its foundation and elevation by pioneers such as Florence Nightingale has always relied upon the idea of compassion as its core essence. Later on, other nursing theorists like Sister Simone Roach made it a key component of the development of her own version of caring as a theory on which nursing is based. The concept analysis developed by Avant and Walker (2011). Concept analysis in strategies for theory construction in nursing pp.157-176 provides tools that can be used to demonstrate the importance of compassion when it comes to its application for relevant and competent nursing practice. Compassion: A Concept Analysis From its inception to today’s practice the essence of nursing has not changed, despite its ever growing scope and field of action. According the international council of nurses(ICN) ‘’Nursing” encompass autonomous and collaborative care of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in...
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...Compassion Fatigue James Stangle 2.1.2013 Compassion Fatigue This paper will discuss the problem surrounding compassion fatigue as related to health care providers and their causes. Further discussion will include ways to recognize health care provider compassion fatigue by dialoging specific warning signs that are present before compassion fatigue sets in. Concepts regarding the emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of the health care provider will be discussed including the importance of fulfilling the discussed needs. Lastly, coping strategies will be discussed including available resources that can be used by health care providers to help thwart the onset of compassion fatigue. The Problem As cited in an article titled “Program to combat ‘compassion fatigue’” published in 2010 within the Hospice Management Advisor, Coe states, “Compassion fatigue is a stress disorder that was identified in the 1950s, primarily among vocations that provide care for people in crisis” (“Program to combat”, 2010). Coe further related that, “Compassion fatigue is the gradual lessening of a person’s ability to provide compassion” (“Program to combat”, 2010). Coe was cited to say that, “Each nurse, doctor, or other caregiver only has so much compassion” (“Program to combat”, 2010). With the problem defined, discussion may be had to what this problems leads to. When compassion fatigue takes hold of a health care provider suffering becomes mutli-facet. Care provided by the health care provider...
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...Countering Compassion Fatigue: A Requisite Nursing Agenda Deborah A. Boyle, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, FAAN Abstract Nurses have a longstanding history of witnessing the tragedy experienced by patients and families; however, their own reactions to profound loss and premature death have not been systematically addressed. There is a paucity of research describing interventions to prevent or minimize the ramifications of repeated exposure to traumatic events in the clinical workplace. Compassion fatigue is a contemporary label affixed to the concept of personal vicarious exposure to trauma on a regular basis. Yet this phenomenon of compassion fatigue lacks clarity. In this article, the author begins by describing compassion fatigue and distinguishing compassion fatigue from burnout. Next she discusses risk factors for, and the assessment of compassion fatigue. The need to support nurses who witness tragedy and workplace interventions to confront compassion fatigue are described. Citation: Boyle, D., (Jan 31, 2011) "Countering Compassion Fatigue: A Requisite Nursing Agenda" OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Vol. 16, No. 1, Manuscript 2. DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol16No01Man02 Key words: Compassion fatigue, nurse stress, work setting improvements, communication skills Nurses care for ill, wounded, traumatized, and vulnerable patients in their charge. This exposes them to considerable pain, trauma, and suffering on a routine basis (Coetzee & Klopper, 2010; Hooper, Craig, Janvrin, Wetzel...
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...Combatting Compassion Fatigue LC Grand Canyon University: HLT 310 June 15, 2014 Combatting Compassion Fatigue Compassion is the core value of the caregiver’s work, and that the essence of compassion is what gives nursing its soulfulness, staying power, and healing resources (Bush, 2009). As health care workers overtime caring and helping patients that are suffering or traumatized can have a toll on us, and this can lead to compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue can suddenly render nurses unable to distinguish between their own emotions and those of their patients (Thompson, 2013). Compassion fatigue can happen to anyone of us, and it should not be ignored. As nurses we have to be aware of the warning signs of compassion fatigue. We can now use proactive measures to deal with this. We spend time providing patient care, but we forget about ourselves. We must take care of ourselves if we want to provide quality patient care. Warning signs of five concepts of compassion fatigue There are five major concepts of compassion fatigue, they are cognitive, emotional, behavioral, spiritual, and somatic (Bush, 2009). All healthcare professionals should be aware of the warning signs. These signs should be used as early signals to see if we are suffering from compassion fatigue or if we are vulnerable. When it comes to compassion fatigue early intervention is key. Each person is different so no one person will have the same warning signs. Warning signs of each concept will discussed...
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