Background: Exposure to traumatic events is an occupational hazard with potential adverse
psychological consequences. Previous research has focused mainly on urban practice …

Background: Rural and remote nurses who practice in acute care often deal with traumatic
injury and death in isolated practice with limited psychosocial support. The majority of …

Introduction Emergency nurses experience occupational stressors resulting from exposures
to critical clinical events. The purpose of this study was to identify the critical clinical events …

BACKGROUND: Emergency Nurses are routinely confronted with work related traumatic
events and hectic work conditions. Several studies report a high prevalence of post …

Introduction Emergency nurses are exposed to both primary and secondary trauma with
attendant sequelae in both work and personal spheres. The purpose of the study was to …

Background: Nurses often encounter serious events during their work, which can lead to
traumatic stress. Objective: To examine how serious events, demographic variables, and …

Aims The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress
disorder among US nurses and to examine how severity of posttraumatic stress disorder …

Aims of the study. To determine:(1) the types of clinical events nurses perceived as 'critical';
and (2) whether nurses' experiences of critical incidents were associated with any …

Purpose: Nursing in a rural emergency department is a physically and emotionally
demanding job. The challenges of working under these conditions can be very stressful for …

Just what is it about being a nurse in A & E that is stressful? How are A & E nurses affected
by occupational stress and what do they think should be done to reduce it? This study sets …