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Abstract
Nursing is a highly stressful profession, repeated exposure to patients’ pain and suffering can lead to compassion fatigue. Nurses who have advanced degree of psychological capital have cognitive and incentivizing characteristics which can be utilized in stressful conditions to keep them save from compassion fatigue. In addition, coping strategies are essential when trying to deal with the stress and anxiety that nurses face on a daily basis and cause compassion fatigue. Aim: This study aimed to explore the relation between psychological capital, compassion fatigue, and coping strategies among nurses. Subjects and Method: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized. The study subjects comprised a convenience sample of 201 nurses who were working in Port Said governmental hospitals. Three tools were utilized to collect the data which were; Psychological Capital Questionnaire, Secondary Traumatic Stress scale, and The Brief Cope Inventory, in addition to a personal and job data sheet. Results: The study revealed that, more than three quarter of the studied nurses had moderate level of psychological capital, and less than two thirds of the studied nurses had a mild level of compassion fatigue. In addition, less than half of the studied nurses had a high level of problem - focused coping strategy utilization, slightly half of the studied nurses had a moderate level of emotion - focused coping strategy usage, and nearly more than half of the studied nurses had a moderate level of dysfunctional coping strategy utilization. Conclusion: It was verified that, there was a statistically significant negative correlation between total scores of psychological capital and compassion fatigue. In addition, there were positive correlations between total scores of compassion fatigue and emotion- focused coping strategies, and dysfunctional coping strategies. While, there was a negative correlation between total scores of compassion fatigue and problem - focused coping strategies. Recommendations: The study recommended that, continuous educational training programs should be held for nurses to booster their psychological capital, and to improve their knowledge and skills regarding adaptive coping strategies to reduce their compassion fatigue.