The impact of traumatic events on emergency room nurses: Findings from a questionnaire survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1411-1422

  Adriaenssens, Jef ^a   de Gucht, Veronique ^a   Maes, Stan ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Emergency nursing; Fatigue; Post traumatic stress disorder; Professional burnout; Psychological adaptation; Social support; Somatic complaints; Traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSING STAFF; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84868359389     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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