Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Pediatric Acute Care Nurses

• Published in: Journal of pediatric nursing Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 357 - 365
• Main Authors: Czaja, Angela S., Moss, Marc, Mealer, Meredith
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2012; W.B. Saunders Company/JNL
• Subjects: Acute care; Acute services; Adult; Anxiety - diagnosis; Anxiety - epidemiology; Anxiety-Depression; Burnout, Professional - diagnosis; Burnout, Professional - epidemiology; Child; Comorbidity; Critical Care - psychology; Depression - diagnosis; Depression - epidemiology; Female; Hospital Units; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Male; Medical diagnosis; Mental health; Middle Aged; Nurses; Nursing Methodology Research; Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology; Nursing Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Paediatrics; Pediatric Nursing; Pediatrics; Post traumatic stress disorder; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Risk Assessment; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis; Symptoms; Traumatic stress; Young Adult; United States > US; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Traumatic stress; Acute care; Mental health

In their work, pediatric acute care nurses may encounter traumatic events and be at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This survey-based study examines the potential diagnosis of PTSD among nurses at a tertiary children's hospital with a Level 1 trauma center. Twenty-one percent of...