Prevalence of Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Emergency Nurses

Dominguez-Gomez, Elvira; Rutledge, Dana N.

doi:10.1016/j.jen.2008.05.003

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“…Results also demonstrate the considerable consequences for health care workers in terms of stress. This finding is in line with those of other studies examining secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue and burnout (Dominguez-Gomez and Rutledge, 2009;Gillespie and Melby, 2003).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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Conflict, health care and professional perseverance: A qualitative study in the West Bank

Sousa

Hagopian

2011

Global Public Health

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Conflict, health and professional perseverance: Effects of military occupation on healthcare delivery in the West Bank". Global Public Health 6.5 (2011), 520-533. AbstractThe past three decades have been a time of considerable global conflict, affecting over 50 countries and causing substantial impacts on civilian health. While many effects are direct results of violence, conflict also impinges on health through indirect means. The restricted mobility of health care staff and patients, targeting of health care workers, and stressful working conditions disrupt the ability of health care workers in conflict zones to function effectively. This paper explores the challenges experienced by health care workers in West Bank, Palestine, as well as their strategies of persistence. Research activities included participant observation and interviews with health care providers, which were then analysed for common themes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Conflict, health care and professional perseverance: A qualitative study in the West Bank

Sousa

Hagopian

2011

Global Public Health

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“…Being young has number of inclusion on the psychological adaptation to stressful events. Studies showed that younger people are at higher risk to mal-adaptation than older people, and thus, at higher risk to [34], Dominguez and Rutledge found that female nurses were more vulnerable to STS than male nurses [31]. In contrast, Petleski found that male nurses reported higher levels of STS symptoms than female nurses [35].…”

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Factors Associated with Secondary Traumatic Stress among Emergency Nurses: An Integrative Review

Ratrout¹,

Hamdan‐Mansour²

2017

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Background: Emergency nurses are exposed to traumatized patients as part of their job. Secondary exposure to trauma may lead to traumatic stress similar to those experienced by the primary victim. Emergency nurses develop secondary traumatic stress symptoms more than other nurses due to nature of emergency departments. The consequences of secondary traumatic stress can be noticed at personal, interpersonal, or organizational level. Objectives: This integrative review aimed to explore the literature on the factors attenuate or enhance occurrence of secondary traumatic stress among emergency nurses, to identify these factors, and to provide recommendations for research in the field. Method: An integrative literature review of quantitative and qualitative studies on secondary traumatic stress in emergency nurses were published in English language between 2000 and 2017 through the following data bases: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), ProQuest, Medline, PubMed, Google Scholar, SAGE Journals, Wiley on Line Library, Science Direct and EBSCOhost Sources. Results: The review identified that factors associated with secondary traumatic stress can be classified into personal and organizational factors. Findings on personal factors such as age, gender, and experience are controversial, whereas organizational factors such as trauma case load and perceived organizational support were found to predict traumatic stress more than the personal factors. Conclusions: Emergency nurses are at risk to develop traumatic stress and need to be aware to the contributing factors in order to maintain their well being. Further research is required to explore the factors enhance or attenuate occurrence of secondary traumatic stress.

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“…Previous studies of compassion fatigue in nurses include the following : a study in the nursing environment that used a hybrid qualitative and quantitative approach to understand the relationships between compassion fatigue, medication errors, and ethical conflicts among nurses (Maiden, 2009); a study of recognition, emotions, and experiences of emergency room nurses who helped hurricane victims (Frank & Adkinson, 2007); a study of a professional group that included doctors, nurses, behavioral scientists, and trauma workers who worked in a children's hospital in Philadelphia, USA (Meadors & Lamson, 2008); and a study of the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress in emergency room nurses (Dominguez-Gomez, 2009). …”

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Relationships between Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Turnover Intention in Korean Hospital Nurses

2012

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Purpose: This study aimed to identify relationships between compassion fatigue, burnout, and turnover intention in Korean hospital nurses. Methods: In total, 142 hospital nurses were surveyed as part of data collection. Data related to compassion fatigue, burnout, and turnover intention were collected using a questionnaire between May 2011 and September 2011. The data analysis was performed using PASW 19.0 program, which included one-way ANOVA, independent t-tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: This study detected a positive correlation between compassion fatigue and burnout(r= .37, p< .001), and turnover intention(r= .55, p< .001). Compassion fatigue accounted for 29.6% of the variance for turnover intention among Korean hospital nurses. Conclusion: The results indicate that it is necessary to reduce compassion fatigue, and turnover intention among Korean hospital nurses.

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Prevalence of Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Emergency Nurses

Cited by 238 publications

References 7 publications

Conflict, health care and professional perseverance: A qualitative study in the West Bank

Conflict, health care and professional perseverance: A qualitative study in the West Bank

Factors Associated with Secondary Traumatic Stress among Emergency Nurses: An Integrative Review

Relationships between Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Turnover Intention in Korean Hospital Nurses

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