Surviving sudden loss: when life, death, and technology collide.
Patients who survive sudden cardiac arrest are at risk for anxiety, depression, and other psychosocial difficulties. By exploring the impact of surviving sudden cardiac arrest as it relates to the expectations and emotions of patients and their families, nurses can promote realistic and readily usable processes for facilitation of healthy grieving, adaptive coping, and reinvestment in life.
Clements
Paul T
PT
College of Nursing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131-0001, USA.
Stenerson
Holly J
HJ
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*