Cross Country Healthcare recently presented a webinar entitled COVID & Compassion Fatigue, cohosted by Cross Country Healthcare’s Chief Clinical Officer, Hank Drummond, and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Dean of Nursing, Safiya George, PhD, FAANP. 

Cross Country Healthcare recently presented a webinar entitled COVID &amp;
 Compassion Fatigue, cohosted by Cross Country Healthcare&rsquo;s Chief
 Clinical Officer, Hank Drummond, and
 <a href="https://nursing.fau.edu/"
 >Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Dean of Nursing</a
 >, Safiya George, PhD, FAANP. Additional panelists included FAU&rsquo;s Dean
 of Nursing, Natalie Bermudez, PhD, RN, PCCN-K; Assistant Professor, Beth King,
 RN, PhD, PMHCNS-BC; Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Kay
 Edwards, DrPH, FNP-BC, FAAN; and Associate Dean of Nursing and Research
 Scholarships, Pat Liehr, PhD, RN. The panel discussed how chronic exposure to
 COVID-19 patients may affect nurses, how to recognize compassion fatigue and
 solutions to combat it.



 Webinar panelists presented the following topics: tips and best practices on
 dealing with compassion fatigue post-COVID; an introduction to compassion
 satisfaction; compassion fatigue: awareness and coping; PTSD: signs &amp;
 symptoms; and spotting the signs and lending support to others who have been
 on the front lines. First, compassion fatigue was defined as being associated
 with burnout and similar to PTSD and secondary traumatic stress. It is
 currently recognized as a &ldquo;cost of caring&rdquo; that some nurses may
 unwittingly pay when they are chronically exposed to the fear, pain and
 suffering of COVID-19 patients. Additional triggers and risk factors, as well
 as signs and symptoms, were discussed, which can be helpful for healthcare
 providers who may recognize but be unable to identify compassion fatigue in
 themselves or others. Finally, a variety of solutions were outlined, including
 compassion satisfaction, self-compassion and self-34mncare.



 The COVID &amp; Compassion Fatigue webinar presentations and discussions were
 followed by a question and answer session, as well as a closing meditation,
 which was in effect a live tutorial featuring a breathing technique meant to
 create a sense of calm and relieve anxiety.



 Webinar participants who would like to know more about how to recognize and
 overcome compassion fatigue were invited to visit the
 <a href="http://compassionfatigue.org/"
 >Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project</a
 >
 website, a valuable resource for COVID-19 caregivers and their loved ones
 during these challenging times. Those who are interested can
 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KtYU-zWl68&amp;t=36s">click here</a>
 to listen to the webinar recording for a comprehensive summarization of the
 live event.


<h2>
 Don&rsquo;t Miss Our Next Webinar: Caring for Self: Nurturing Wholeness and
 Well-Being
</h2>


 Please be sure to join us for our next webinar in this ongoing series: Caring
 for Self: Nurturing Wholeness and Well-Being, scheduled for June 18 at 2:00
 p.m. ET.
 <a
 href="https://crosscountry.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ahwJmHn6TOGvl9ah84CMbg"
 >Click here</a
 >
 to preregister.

Cross Country Healthcare Hosts Webinar Addressing Compassion Fatigue Amid COVID-19