 Title : Effect Of Empathy And Well-Being On Health Care Among

Emergency Nurses

 Introduction : Pain alleviation of many patients who are

admitted at emergency department, pose an inspectional quest
about its effectiveness when they are discharged (Bourgault
et al., 2015)1. This study suggests some explanations about the
relationship of pain management to nurses’ level of empathy
and their well-being in which may potentially affect the
patient care negatively as correspondingly as nurses’
competency (Shanafelt et al., 2005)2.

 Problem statement : Alleviation of pain after discharge of

significant number of patients from emergency department is
managed ineffectively upon their initial visit (Bourgault et
al., 2015)1.

 Gap / Limitations : Due to the low sample size and narrow

environmental study context, it is challenging to generalize the
findings. Additionally, since empathy exhibits both a cognitive
and behavioral component, relying solely on self-reported
surveys may be insufficient to measure it accurately.
Consequently, a comprehensive evaluation should incorporate
multiple assessment techniques(Bourgault et al., 2015)1.

 Significance : The study is enforcing the positive clinical

benefits of empathy, such as better patient compliance and
greater patient satisfaction to promote well-being and empathy
in clinical practice (Bourgault et al., 2015)1.
  Purpose : This study is attended to understand the
shortcomings of pain control provided by emergency nurses
with regards to their characteristics (Bourgault et al., 2015)1.

 Research questions :

 What is the association between empathy and wellbeing

among emergency nurses ?

 How does promoting empathy and wellbeing enhance

patient care in clinical practice .

 Methodology :

 Design : cross-sectional descriptive correlational design

(Bourgault et al., 2015)1.

 Sampling technique : Recruiting emergency nurses was

conducted through convenience sampling to meet inclusion
criteria of study (Bourgault et al., 2015)1.

 Sample size : The sample size is 37 of the 40 emergency

nurses who volunteered to be present during all three work
shifts and estimated to examine the relationship between two
continuous variables (empathy and well-being) (Bourgault et
al., 2015)1.

 Sample characteristics : The study is conducted on nurses in

emergency departments at all their three work shifts.90% of
the participants were female, and the sample was primarily
young (80% were between the ages of 20 and 25; 23.3% were
between the ages of 26 and 30; 23.3% were between the ages
of 31 and 35; and 33.3 % were older than 36 ). A small
majority ( 53.3% ) worked the day shift, while 33.3% worked
the evening shift, 10% worked the night shift, and 3.3%
 rotated across all three shifts. A college diploma was the
greatest degree of education completed for 43.3% of
participants, while university was the highest level for the
remaining 56.7%. A general nurse may practice with a college
nursing diploma (3-year program). The majority of the
nurses had experience in the emergency department for one to
five years (44.8%), six to ten years (34.5%), and more than
ten years (20.7%). 65.5% of the participants had received
ongoing training (credited or accredited) on pain management
as a requirement of their jobs, while 34.6% had chosen to do
so (Bourgault et al., 2015)1.

 Setting : Emergency departments of University hospital center

located in the Province of Québec, Canada (Bourgault et al.,
2015)1.

 Recruitment procedures : The initial step in the recruitment

process was gaining the ethical committee permission from
the local hospital. Then, emergency nurses signed a consent
form after being informed of the study's variables and
confidentiality guidelines (Bourgault et al., 2015)1.

 Data collection : for data collection, a Self-administered

questionnaire conducted by two researchers ( PB & SL ) and
returned during work hours with manager permission. The
questionnaire contains sociodemographic data as well as a
scale ( JSPE ) was used to measure the empathy of emergency
nurses participants on a 7-point Likert scale (Bourgault et al.,
2015)1.
 Statistical analysis : The study is statistically analyzed in a
Descriptive manner regarding the characteristics of the
sample , expressed in percentages, averages, and standard
deviations (Bourgault et al., 2015)1.

 Ethical considerations : The research conduction consent is

approved from the ethical committee of the local hospital.
Emergency nurses signed a consent form of participation after
informing and explaining for them study variables and
confidentiality rules (Bourgault et al., 2015)1.