• Sun-A Park and Seung-Hee Ahn.
• Division of Nursing Science, The University of Suwon, Suwon, Korea E-mail : sapark@suwon.ac.kr.
• Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev. 2015 Jan 1; 16 (13): 5463-9.

BackgroundNursing focuses on the development of an empathic relationship between the nurse and the patients. Compassionate competence, in particular, is a very important trait for oncology nurses. The current study sought to determine the degree of compassionate competence in oncology nurses, as well as to determine the relationships between compassionate competence, burnout, job stress, turnover intention, degrees of job satisfaction, and organizational commitment in oncology nurses.Materials And MethodsA descriptive correlational study evaluating the relationships between compassionate competence, burnout, job stress, turnover intention, degrees of job satisfaction, and organizational commitment in 419 oncology nurses was conducted between January 30 and February 20, 2015.ResultsThe average score of compassionate competence for oncology nurses in the current study was higher than for clinical nurses.ConclusionsThe correlational analysis between compassionate competence and organizational commitment, burnout, job stress, turnover intention, and degree of job satisfaction revealed a high correlation between compassionate competence and positive job satisfaction and organizational commitment.ConclusionsCompassionate competence was higher in oncology nurses than in nurses investigated in previous studies and positively correlated with work experience. Job satisfaction and organizational commitment in nurses may be improved through compassionate competence enhancement programs that employ a variety of experiences.

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