On episode 508 of The Nurse Keith Show nursing and healthcare career podcast, Keith interviews nurse educator Dr. Vidette Todaro-Franceschi, the author of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Nursing: Enhancing Professional Quality of Life, with the 3rd edition published by Springer Publishing in 2024.

In the course of this inspiring conversation, Keith and his guest engage in a deep discussion of the meaning and origins of nurse burnout and compassion fatigue, and the tools, strategies, and mindset shifts that can lift nurses beyond the daily slog of working within a labyrinthine and often oppressive healthcare system. Dr. Todaro-Franceschi delivers a message of hope for nurses seeking to raise their consciousness, embrace their own power, and find optimal personal and professional quality of life in the process.

Dr. Vidette Todaro-Franceschi, PhD, RN, is professor emerita, nursing, of the City University of New York, having taught at Kingsborough, Hunter, the College of Staten Island, and the Graduate Center for a combination of over 25 years.

A registered nurse for 42 years, she has worked in a variety of roles and settings as staff, head nurse, assistant director, clinical supervisor, clinical nurse specialist, consultant and educator. Most of her practice career was spent in critical care areas, which later led to scholarly work in the areas of holistic health and healing, end of life/palliative care, and professional quality of life.

A CUNY child, Dr. Todaro-Franceschi earned her AAS and BSN in nursing at the College of Staten Island, and her MS in nursing at Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing. Dr. Todaro-Franceschi earned her PhD in nursing at New York University, where she performed a transdisciplinary philosophical inquiry on ideas of energy, for which she earned several awards.

She has authored two books, and many articles, chapters, and digital stories. Her first authored book, The Enigma of Energy, is based on her doctoral research; she has since performed seminal research in the areas of bereavement healing, end of life nursing education, and professional quality of life and has been consulted by professionals around the world about her work.

A passionate voice for nursing, Dr. Todaro-Franceschi has presented locally, nationally, and internationally on issues related to end of life and professional quality of life. She has been an End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) trainer since the first cohort in 2001.

This episode of the Nurse Keith Show is brought to you in collaboration with Springer Publishing, who have been delivering award-winning healthcare education and exam prep materials focused on nursing, behavioral health, and the health sciences for more than 70 years. We thank Springer Publishing for their support.

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