Registered Nurses' Characteristics and Their Levels of Compassion Competence and Satisfaction: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT: Although registered nurses are expected to treat patients with care and compassion, a variety of characteristics may influence their ability to express compassion. (1) To assess registered nurses' level of compassion competence and compassion satisfaction, and; (2) to explore how individual-level, employment-related, and organization-level characteristics are associated with their level of compassion competence and compassion satisfaction. Registered nurses working in any practice setting in Ontario, Canada, completed a cross-sectional electronic survey of valid and reliable measures. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analyses were used to address study objectives. One hundred eighty-one registered nurses participated. Most identified as female (n = 157; 96.3%), Caucasi

SUBMITTER: Galica J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12361842 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature