title: Nursing on empty: compassion fatigue signs, symptoms, and system interventions.
abstract: Few healthcare organizations acknowledge, discuss, or provide interventions for assisting with compassion fatigue. Yet, it is an important concept due to its individual, professional, and financial costs. This article defines compassion fatigue, differentiates it from burnout, and offers system interventions for supporting nurses and reducing compassion fatigue.
authors.forename: Chelsia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Mary T Quinn
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Griffin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D002835:Christianity; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004645:Empathy; D005221:Fatigue / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological