Psychosocial response in emergency situations - The nurse's role: Original article

International Nursing Review

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-27

  Hughes, Frances ^a   Grigg, M ^b   Fritsch, K ^c   Calder, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Emergency; Nurse's Role; Psychosocial Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COUNSELING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COUNSELING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33847067501     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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