Intrapartum nurses' lived experience in a traumatic birthing process

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 373-380

  Goldbort, Joanne ^a   Knepp, Amy ^b   Mueller, Carla ^b   Pyron, Margie ^c  

^a Union Hospital   (United States)

^b University of St Francis   (United States)

^c BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Debriefi ng; Intrapartum; Secondary traumatic stress disorder; Traumatic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NURSES; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80155151006     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e31822de535     Document Type: Article

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