Sympathy instead of empathy with patients

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As healthcare providers, we should approach patient with empathy, not sympathy. But, when stress and burnout are high, we tend to respond to them through sympathy, often without realizing it. Why would burnout make us more susceptible to using sympathy instead of empathy with patients?

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