JOPHON Courses offer continuing education created from JOPHON, APHON’s acclaimed journal. These courses feature original, peer-reviewed research aimed at enhancing clinical nursing care for children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders, and their families.
Title: Nov/Dec 2024 Overcoming Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Pediatric Oncology Nurses: Implementation of a Staff Well-Being Program
Author(s): Angie Blackwell, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CPON® Clinical Nurse Specialist
Course Overview: This course is designed to address the unique challenges faced by pediatric oncology nurses. This course will help participants distinguish between compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction, and understand their impact on nurse performance and patient care. Participants will learn to identify stressors that increase the risk of burnout and explore strategies such as Code Lavender to support staff well-being. The course will also cover the coordination of debriefs among staff members and the analysis of methods implemented to prevent compassion fatigue and burnout. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to enhance their well-being and provide better care for their patients.
Learning Outcomes:
- Distinguish compassion fatigue from compassion satisfaction and discuss how they both affect overall nurse performance and patient care.
- Identify events that can lead to higher levels of stress and increase risk of burnout within the staff on a unit.
- Describe what a Code Lavender is and integrate strategies within the EBP model into their own unit.
- List challenges of coordinating debriefs among staff members and formulate methods that promote attendance.
- Analyze effects of methods implemented to prevent compassion fatigue and compassion burnout.
- Analyze evidence composed from the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL).
APHON will provide 1 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hour(s) for the successful completion of this course. Successful completion of:
- JOPHON Article Review
- Post-Test
- Evaluation
APHON Related Organization Education
- Pediatric nurses – Society of Pediatric Nurses: Home
- ONS – ONS Store: Courses | Oncology Nursing Society
- ASPHO – Webinars · ASPHO
Course Includes
- 3 Lessons
- 1 Quiz
- Course Certificate