Preventing post traumatic stress disorder in accident and emergency nursing. A review of the literature.
Nurses working in Accident and Emergency may be susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder (Rentoul and Ravenscroft 1993, Scott and Stradling 1994). The literature suggests that defusing immediately following a resuscitation may help to reduce abnormal stress reactions (Mitchell, 1988; Wright, 1992, 1993). Critical incident stress debriefing is recommended following critical incidents to help prevent emergency personnel developing post-traumatic stress disorder (Jimmerson, 1988; Mitchell, 1983, 1988; Parkinson, 1995).
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Biological Sciences, University of Southampton.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*