There has been growing research interest in what we term empathy-based stress, a process
of traumatic stressor exposure, empathic experience, and adverse reactions among …

Nursing requires empathic engagement, within therapeutic relationships, to ensure the
delivery of compassionate care. Empathic engagement with people who have experienced …

Aim To report a study of emergency nurses' experiences of caring for survivors of intimate
partner violence. Background Emergency nurses have the opportunity to intervene during …

Objective: The objective of this review was to describe the experiences of direct care nurses
with work-related compassion fatigue. Introduction: The cumulative demands of …

Aims To explore responses to indirect trauma reported by health professionals and to
identify issues of potential salience for midwives. Background Indirect exposure to a …

Paramedics frequently encounter critical incidents (CIs). Their emotional, cognitive, and
behavioral responses to these encounters present them with a variety of difficulties on the …

Domestic violence (DV) is a prominent social problem involving upwards of 30% of women
and in most cases, it is often the emergency department (ED) that is the first point of call. This …

Aims and objectives To describe the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of nurses and
midwives who have attended to women who suffered violence. This study further analyses …

Introduction Interpersonal violence causes illness and suffering for victims and their family
members. Emergency nurses are often given responsibility for forensic patients and their …

Aims and objectives The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of clinical staff in
responding to disclosure of domestic violence and abuse, and to evaluate the effectiveness …