The Research Behind the Retreat

Why It Matters

Pediatric oncology nurses carry one of the most emotionally demanding loads in healthcare — building deep relationships with patients and families, navigating grief and loss, and showing up with compassion shift after shift. Research shows that up to 60% of oncology staff experience some form of burnout, and pediatric oncology nurses are at particular risk for compassion fatigue due to lengthy relationships with patients and families, ethical dilemmas in clinical care, and active participation in grief and bereavement. Choose Joy 12:3 Inc. exists because these nurses deserve the same care and renewal they give to others every day.