Determination of Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue Among Surgical Nurses.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the level of compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in surgical nurses.

Design: A descriptive and relationship-seeking study.

Methods: The study sample consisted of 200 surgical nurses working in surgical units. Data were collected using the "Nurse Introduction Form," "Compassion Scale," and "Professional Quality of Life Scale." The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 25.0. (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp).

Findings: According to this study, surgical nurses had a high level of compassion satisfaction and a moderate level of compassion fatigue. There is a statistically significant correlation between compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue (P = .002, r = 0.220).

Conclusions: Among surgical nurses, the moderating variables that influenced levels of compassion satisfaction were gender, educational level, professional experience, and overall job satisfaction. Concurrently, age and professional experience were identified as significant factors affecting compassion fatigue.