Emotional Labor in the Care Field and Empathy-enhancing Education by Reading Literature: A Brief Review

Background: Nursing is not just task-based work, but also emotional work. Nurses are also obliged to satisfy patients’ emotional needs, which often results in burnout and depression. We aimed to propose an effective method for reducing their emotional burden.  Methods: We took theoretical measure...

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Main Author: Jonggab KIM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14282