Rx for Compassion Fatigue
Category: WELLNESS
To a doctor, the death (and even impending death) of a patient represents the ultimate professional failure.  The problem is that by trying so hard to extend life, doctors can miss the opportunity to be present, compassionately, as their patients make the last, final transition.
By Deborah Schoeberlein David, Contributor
Author, 'Living Mindfully"  and "Mindful Teaching and Teaching..., 2012-12-07