PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of empathy, resilience and self-care on compassion fatigue in oncology nurses.
METHODS
The study design was a descriptive survey and questionnaires were collected from December 1 to 15, 2013. Participants were 171 oncology nurses caring for cancer patients. Data was analyzed using independent t-test, Scheffe test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program.
RESULTS
Seventy two percent of the participants reported a moderate to high level of compassion fatigue. Empathy was positively correlated with compassion fatigue, whereas, resilience and self-care had negative correlations with compassion fatigue. Finally, empathy, resilience, self-care and age accounted for 30% of the variance in compassion fatigue.
CONCLUSION
Results indicate that empathy, resilience and self-care are factors influencing compassion fatigue. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and make available programs embracing personal factors in the prevention and reduction of compassion fatigue.

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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to define the experience of nursing education in the Jinju area of Gyeongsang-Namdo from the 1940s to 1960s.
METHODS
An oral history study was done using personal interviews with 8 nurses who graduated in nursing in Gyeong Nam area during the period under study.
RESULTS
In this study, the individual's educational background before entering the nursing school, school life, and life as a nurse after graduating from nursing school were defined.
CONCLUSION
For most of the respondents, their educational background before entering nursing school was middle school. They studied very hard in poor surroundings. After graduation from a nursing school, they worked in hospitals, public health centers, midwifery centers, and schools. Half of the respondents had experience as a midwife. Their income as a midwife was relatively high at that time. They all had positive identities and lived a life devoted to the individual, society, and the nation.

Citations

• May 18 Democratic Uprising and Experiences of Nursing Activities in the Gwangju Area
  Ya Ki Yang
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