Vicarious traumatization: Concept analysis

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 203-208

  Tabor, Pamela Diane ^a  

^a Division of Health Services Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn out; Compassion fatigue; Forensic nursing; Post traumatic stress disorder; Secondary traumatic stress; Vicarious traumatization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 82355194821     PISSN: 15563693     EISSN: 19393938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2011.01115.x     Document Type: Review

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