Comparison of compassion levels of nurses working in pediatrics clinic and other clinics

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the compassion levels of nurses working in the pediatric clinic and other clinics. The data required for the research was collected between 01 April 2024 and 31 July 2024. The study group consisted of 520 nurses working in the pediatric clinic and other clinics. Socio-demographic data collection form and Compassion Scales (CS) were used with the online survey method in nurses working in the pediatric clinic and other clinics selected by convenience sampling method from non-probability sampling methods who voluntarily participated in the collection of research data and filled out the informed consent form. The data were evaluated with number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test using SPSS 26.0 package program. The mean Compassion Scale score of the nurses working in the pediatric clinic was 90.54±10.55, while the mean score of the nurses working in other clinics (internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, etc.) was 12.08±7.49. A statistically significant difference was found between the level of compassion and preference for the profession, the service worked, the profession and the department worked in (p<0.05). In line with the findings of the study, it was concluded that nurses have high levels of compassion according to some demographic and clinical characteristics. The compassion scale score of nurses working in the pediatric clinic was found to be higher than nurses working in other clinics (internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, etc.) As the score obtained from the scale increases in the pediatric clinic, the level of compassion increases.