The Relationship Between Alarm Fatigue and Compassion Fatigue in Intensive Care Nurses.

RISK assessment; STATISTICAL correlation; CROSS-sectional method; SCALE analysis (Psychology); PEARSON correlation (Statistics); MEDICAL quality control; CRONBACH'S alpha; FATIGUE (Physiology); STATISTICAL sampling; QUESTIONNAIRES; NURSING; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; MONITOR alarms (Medicine); RESEARCH methodology; RESEARCH; NURSES' attitudes; DATA analysis software; CONFIDENCE intervals; SECONDARY traumatic stress; CRITICAL care nurses; REGRESSION analysis

This study aimed to assess levels of alarm and compassion fatigue among critical care nurses, and investigate whether compassion fatigue is linked to alarm fatigue and can predict its occurrence. Descriptive correlational design was employed in this research. A total of 413 critical care nurses working in the health care network in Istanbul were selected through convenience sampling. Surveys were utilized to collect data regarding alarm fatigue, compassion fatigue, and personal characteristics of critical care nurses. Study findings revealed that participating critical care nurses experienced alarm fatigue and were at risk of compassion fatigue. A positive and statistically significant relationship was found between alarm fatigue and compassion fatigue, indicating alarm fatigue influences compassion fatigue. This study illuminated significant relationships among alarm fatigue and compassion fatigue in critical care nurses. Awareness of the existence of these phenomena may encourage clinical care nurses to seek help in coping with alarm and compassion fatigue, allowing them to provide quality care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]