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Empathy is beneficial for nurses and patients alike, but nurses who experience repeated, prolonged exposure to patients' trauma and suffering can develop empathy exhaustion, which can have serious effects on the nurses' mental, emotional, and physical health.

Empathy exhaustion develops during prolonged exposure to patient trauma and suffering, and can have serious effects on nurses' mental health.