Aim: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between empathy levels, burnout levels and compassion fatigue of intensive care nurses.Material and Methods: The study used a descriptive, relationship-seeking design. It was conducted with 121 nurses working at a Training and Research Hospital between October and December 2022. Data were collected using a participant introduction form, “the Empathic Tendency Scale”, “the Maslach Burnout Scale” and “the Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale”.Results: It was determined that 42.2% of the intensive care nurses participating in the study were aged 29-38 years, 80.2% were female, 64.5% were married, and 72.7% held a bachelor's degree. The mean Empathic Tendency Scale score was 70.56 ± 6.65, the mean Maslach Burnout Scale score was 84.31 ± 17.73 and the mean Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale score was 60.55 ± 21.73. Conclusions: A statistically significant relationship was found between the Empathic Tendency Scale scores and Maslach Burnout Scale scores in a positive direction, between the Empathic Tendency Scale scores and Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale scores in a negative direction and between the Maslach Burnout Scale scores and Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale scores in a negative direction (p
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