title: Compassion fatigue: The cost of caring.
authors.affiliation: Deborah A. Boyle is an oncology clinical nurse specialist at the University of California Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center in Orange, Calif.
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Boyle
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis; D000068376:Compassion Fatigue / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D012649:Self Concept; D009626:Terminology as Topic