1)동아대학 교 의료원, 2)동아대학 교 간호학과 The Influential Factors on Compassion Fatigue in Hospital Nurses

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify influential factors on compassion fatigue in hospital nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design was conducted with a survey of 358 general hospital nurses in Busan ․ Gyeongnam area. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression were performed using SPSS/WIN 18.0 for Windows. Results: The mean score was 28.53 in compassion fatigue. As a result of multiple re-gression analysis, empathic ability, stress coping strategy, current workplace, and academic background were statistically significant predictors explained 26.0 % of the variance of compassion fatigue. Conclusion: It was suggested to consider em-phatic ability, stress coping strategy, workplace, and academic background when developing a program available for pre