Aim: This study aims to understand the essence of perinatal nurses' experiences, thoughts, and feelings on compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue.
Methods: The descriptive phenomenological design was used in this study. Data were collected at in-depth interviews with 16 perinatal nurses. The thematic analysis method was used in data analysis.
Results: Five main themes and 14 subthemes were determined. The first theme '' has four subthemes: , , and . The theme of '' has two subthemes and . The theme of '' contained the subthemes , , , and a . The theme of "Relieving Burden of Care' has three subthemes , , and . The last theme '' has two subthemes: and .
Conclusion: This study concluded that perinatal nurses were satisfied with compassionate care, caring for same-sex patients, and achieving moral satisfaction increased their compassion satisfaction while witnessing challenging care moments such as fetal loss, and a demanding work environment triggered compassion fatigue.
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