Compassion Fatigue Is Another Side-Effect of Today's Health-Care Delivery System

question 12

Multiple Choice

Compassion fatigue is another side-effect of today's health-care delivery system.This term means :

• A)The APRN feels sudden guilt and distress when he or she cannot rescue or save an individual, such as when bad health habits persist despite the best efforts of the APRN.
• B)This happens over time related to the need to see increasing numbers of patients in busy primary care practices.
• C)This may persist over time, even when the APRN transfers to a new and different setting.
• D)Patients' problems and circumstances can be so overwhelming that the APRN needs to set severe boundaries to maintain safe function.

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