Nursing children after a disaster: A qualitative study of nurse volunteers and children after the Haiti earthquake

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 242-253

  Sloand, Elizabeth ^a   Ho, Grace ^a   Klimmek, Rachel ^a   Pho, Anthony ^b   Kub, Joan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Disaster nursing; Haiti; Pediatric nursing; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE WORK; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESCUE WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862847554     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2012.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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