A hospice nurse tells another nurse that they are feeling overwhelmed after caring for multiple clients who are dying and reports having difficulty feeling sympathy for their clients. The nurse has manifestations of which of the following conditions?

A. The client will teach back information about safe crutch walking on day 1: This goal includes a specific time frame ("on day 1") which makes it a timed component. It establishes when the client is expected to demonstrate understanding, aligning with the SMART criteria for setting time-specific goals.

B. The client will demonstrate safe crutch walking: While this goal describes a desired outcome, it does not include a time frame, so it lacks the timing component needed for SMART criteria.

C. The client will not lean on the crutches to support their body weight: This goal focuses on the behavior change but does not specify when this should be achieved, missing the timed element of SMART goals.

D. The client will ambulate 5 feet in one day: This goal has a specific time frame ("in one day"), indicating when the client should achieve the goal, which is a critical aspect of SMART outcomes.

E. The client will walk 10 feet by day 2: This goal includes a specific time frame ("by day 2"), providing a clear deadline for achieving the goal, which is essential for SMART objectives.

F. The client will walk 20 feet by day 3: This goal includes a specific time frame ("by day 3"), which provides a deadline for reaching the goal, meeting the criteria for SMART goals.

G. The client will explain 4 principles of crutch safety: This goal describes an outcome but does not include a time frame, so it lacks the timed aspect necessary for SMART goals.

H. The client will explain how to keep crutches in safe condition: This goal focuses on an outcome without specifying a deadline, thus missing the timed component required for SMART goal setting.

A. Compassion fatigue: Correct. Compassion fatigue is characterized by emotional exhaustion and a reduced ability to empathize due to prolonged exposure to others' suffering, which fits the nurse’s experience of feeling overwhelmed and difficulty feeling sympathy.
B. Adventitious stress: Incorrect. Adventitious stress refers to stress caused by external, unexpected events such as natural disasters or accidents, not by ongoing exposure to clients' suffering.
C. Prolonged grief disorder: Incorrect. Prolonged grief disorder involves intense and persistent grief following a loss, not the emotional exhaustion or empathy issues described by the nurse.
D. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Incorrect. PTSD is characterized by severe anxiety, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts related to trauma, not primarily by empathy fatigue or feeling overwhelmed by others' suffering.