Abstract
Purpose
To investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue of nurse managers.
Design and Methods
A pretest, posttest, one‐group quasi‐experimental study was carried out with 30 nurse managers and they were received “Jacobson: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises” in a group once in a week for 8 weeks.
Findings
After the second month, the mean compassion fatigue (p < 0.01) and the mean burnout scores (p = 0.01) were decreased.
Practice Implications
It is recommended to expand progressive muscle relaxation exercises and to conduct studies in different groups to increase the professional quality of life.