scholarly journals Development of An Educational Program for Registered Nurses on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Connor
Keyword(s):  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
The United States ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent in the United States, compared to European, Asian, and Latin American countries. Post-traumatic stress can develop through repeated occupational exposure to someone else’s trauma, hearing details of other’s trauma as well as one’s own traumatic events. Nurses are at high risk for developing secondary PTSD due to caring for patients who have suffered life-threatening illnesses or injuries. There is a complex correlation between PTSD and suicide and nurses are also at greater risk of completing suicide versus their non-nursing peers. The Betty Neuman Systems model recommends primary, secondary, and tertiary measures of prevention for health promotion and was used as the theoretical framework to guide this project. There is a paucity of research regarding nurses’ knowledge regarding PTSD, therefore the purpose of this project was to determine if there was a change in nurses’ knowledge regarding primary and secondary PTSD after an educational intervention. Participants consisted of 18 volunteers from a convenience sample of Registered Nurses at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. A pre-test, post-test educational design was utilized to assess for an increase in nurses’ knowledge. Results indicated there was an overall increase in knowledge by 10.55%. from pre-test to post test; however, a paired t-test was conducted, and the increase was not statistically significant. Literature supports the need to increase the awareness of PTSD in nurses. It can be postulated that there will be an increase in the incidence of PTSD in nurses, post Covid-19. More research is needed to understand resilience factors and preventive treatment. Advance Practice Nurses can focus on prevention and early detection of symptoms, which help alleviate physiological changes and psychological difficulties that may accompany PTSD and mitigate suffering from secondary stress and PTSD.

Betrayal

2019 ◽  
pp. 74-84
Author(s):  
Andrew Marble
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
High School Graduation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
School Graduation

Returning to Peoria, Illinois, on the morning after the June 1952 high school graduation, the chapter tells, through Donna Bechtold’s eyes, how John Shalikashvili fought to assimilate to life in the United States, how manipulative and strategic he could be and how this helped him to be well-liked at school, and how he struggled with demons from his wartime past (post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD). It also reveals that Bechtold, despite all he has done for her, is set to betray him.

Post-Traumatic Stress (Disorder) in the Post-9/11 World

2019 ◽  
pp. 307-321
Author(s):  
Lawrence Tritle
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Brain Injuries ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
The United States ◽  
American People ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Shell Shock ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Improvised Explosive

This chapter investigates the issue of landpower from a demographic perspective, exploring the realities of military manpower in a time when fewer than 1 percent of the American people serve in uniform. Since 9/11, the United States has deployed in combat situations this minority of the population in Afghanistan and Iraq, where thousands have been exposed to a new-age weapon of choice, the IED, the Improvised Explosive Device. Many hundreds have been killed or maimed for life. Many thousands more have suffered debilitating, if not life-changing, head and brain injuries. The latest generation of diagnostic tools now available to medical professionals, magnetic resonance imaging, makes clear the catastrophic damage such weapons inflict on the human brain. These findings have enhanced the scientific and popular understanding of the nature of post-traumatic stress disorder, and such precursors as Combat Fatigue, Shell Shock, and Soldier's Heart. The lingering question remains the extent to which the USgovernment and the governed will recognize and act on the revealed science.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Chronic Pain in the Military

2020 ◽  
pp. 189-202
Author(s):  
Jordana L. Sommer ◽  
Rachel Roy ◽  
Pamela L. Holens ◽  
Renée El-Gabalawy
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
The United States ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Effects ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Military Populations ◽  
Post Traumatic

This chapter summarizes the current literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain among military personnel in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, including an overview of clinical features, prevalence, correlates, comorbidity, assessment, and intervention. PTSD and chronic pain are both prevalent among military populations and commonly co-occur; however, prevalence estimates tend to vary in the literature, according to type of assessment, timing of assessment, and subsample of interest. Both PTSD and chronic pain are independently associated with various adverse correlates such as psychiatric and physical health comorbidity, and research suggests there are poorer health and adverse psychosocial effects when these conditions co-occur. These findings highlight the importance of adequate prevention, screening, and interventions among this population.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Emergency Physicians in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 740-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph DeLucia ◽  
Cindy Bitter ◽  
Jennifer Fitzgerald ◽  
Miggie Greenberg ◽  
Preeti Dalwari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emergency Physicians ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Effects of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus on post-traumatic stress disorder and burnout among registered nurses in South Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Younglee Kim ◽  
Eunju Seo ◽  
Youngseon Seo ◽  
Vivien Dee ◽  
Eunhee Hong
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Impact

Background: The unprecedented nationwide outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavarius (MERS-CoV) from June to July in 2015 took the Korean healthcare system unexpectedly and created physical and psychological stress and trauma to Registered Nurses unprepared to deal with the viral outbreak.Purpose: We investigated the effects of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and burnout among Korean registered nurses (RNs).Methods: A descriptive cross sectional design using a self-administered survey of a convenience sample of 112 Korean RNs. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised-Korean version (IES-R-K) for PTSD and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) for burnout were utilized.Results: Overall prevalence for symptoms of PTSD was 50.0%. PTSD was significantly correlated to burnout (r = .480, p = .000), especially two burnout subscales, emotional exhaustion (r = .533, p = .000), and depersonalization (r = .497, p = .000).Conclusions: Future anticipatory guidance and management of traumatic outbreak or disaster should be considered for nurses’ mental health. Public health and safety at the national level must address quality health outcomes for both patients and healthcare professionals alike.

scholarly journals Race/ethnic differences in exposure to traumatic events, development of post-traumatic stress disorder, and treatment-seeking for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Roberts ◽  
S. E. Gilman ◽  
J. Breslau ◽  
N. Breslau ◽  
K. C. Koenen
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Unexpected Death ◽  
Post Traumatic

BackgroundTo identify sources of race/ethnic differences related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we compared trauma exposure, risk for PTSD among those exposed to trauma, and treatment-seeking among Whites, Blacks, Hispanics and Asians in the US general population.MethodData from structured diagnostic interviews with 34 653 adult respondents to the 2004–2005 wave of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) were analysed.ResultsThe lifetime prevalence of PTSD was highest among Blacks (8.7%), intermediate among Hispanics and Whites (7.0% and 7.4%) and lowest among Asians (4.0%). Differences in risk for trauma varied by type of event. Whites were more likely than the other groups to have any trauma, to learn of a trauma to someone close, and to learn of an unexpected death, but Blacks and Hispanics had higher risk of child maltreatment, chiefly witnessing domestic violence, and Asians, Black men, and Hispanic women had higher risk of war-related events than Whites. Among those exposed to trauma, PTSD risk was slightly higher among Blacks [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.22] and lower among Asians (aOR 0.67) compared with Whites, after adjustment for characteristics of trauma exposure. All minority groups were less likely to seek treatment for PTSD than Whites (aOR range: 0.39–0.61), and fewer than half of minorities with PTSD sought treatment (range: 32.7–42.0%).ConclusionsWhen PTSD affects US race/ethnic minorities, it is usually untreated. Large disparities in treatment indicate a need for investment in accessible and culturally sensitive treatment options.

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