A nurse supervisor is aware that nurses in the facility have been under a great deal of stress while working through a major change in the ownership of the hospital. Which nurses would the supervisor be most concerned might develop compassion fatigue? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

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1. Compassion fatigue is more likely to occur when the nurse is providing care to people who are traumatized. Emergency department nurses fall in this category.
2. Outpatient nurses may be somewhat sheltered from caring for trauma patients, which is a major cause of compassion fatigue.
3. Compassion fatigue is more likely to occur when the nurse is providing care to people who are traumatized. Trauma surgery nurses fall into this category.
4. Nurses working in geriatrics are not at as great a risk for compassion fatigue as other nurses.
5. Generally, the risk for compassion fatigue is not as high in nurses working in obstetrics.

A Nurse Supervisor Is Aware That Nurses in the Facility