A student nurse tells a peer, "I find myself constantly thinking about patient X and the problems she's experiencing. Sometimes, it makes me want to cry. If only I had a magic wand and could make things better for her!"
The peer to whom this is revealed can correctly determine that the student nurse is experiencing
a. empathy for the patient.
b. sympathy for the patient.
c. therapeutic involvement.
d. burnout.
ANS: B
The student nurse describes feelings of sympathy and overinvolvement. Empathy is a respectful, objective concern. Therapeutic involvement suggests overinvolvement, which is not therapeutic. The statements made in the scenario do not constitute burnout; however, sympathetic responses by nurses leave them vulnerable to burnout.
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