I have been a certified medical assistant for three years. I love helping people and working in the healthcare setting. So one day I decided I was going to go to the next step, nursing. That has driven a lot of my goals, and assignments. I started doing research into information about nursing. How much they make, the types of nurses, and issues you can have as a nurse. You hear a lot of the typical issues such as burnout, stress, and sleep deprivation. A less frequently heard issue is post-traumatic stress disorder.
PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a disorder that involves going through a scary, shocking event (Ptsd.ne.gov, 2016). To be diagnosed with PTSD you must meet the criteria after the initial traumatic event. A traumatic
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Not only affection us, but where we work as well. People with PTSD tend to call out of work more often due to symptoms. Nurses with PTSD who show anger or distance which can hinder coworker relationships, and make it difficult to work together. It can also be distracting which means poor work performance. Not being able to focus or be able to multitask. All this leads to disciplinary action, which can lead to a high turnover rate (Nursing.advanceweb.com, 2016).
There are multiple ways to cope with PTSD. Some negative ways of dealing are substance abuse, avoiding others, always on guard, avoiding anything that reminds them, anger/violence behavior, dangerous behavior, or overworking yourself (Ptsd.va.gov, 2016). Some positive ways of dealing with ptsd using active coping, which is accepting the trauma. Some of these ways are: become more knowledgeable about ptsd, talk to others for support, find helpful relaxation methods, and positive distracting. (Ptsd.va.gov,
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The person will avoid people and things that remind them of the event. Even though having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder sounds really bad, it can be treated. The person can go to a psychologist so they can talk about their feelings. Additionally, people can take medications such as antidepressants to help treat their disorder. “The antidepressants will help control the feelings of anxiety” (Post, N.D).
Working as a nurse can help you gain bonding skills, while working together to save an individual's life or to cure a disease. Also, all nurses know what they have to deal with, therefore it'll be just as much as a challenge for anyone as much as it would be for everyone else. Hospitals are not the only place that nurses take care of patients, they also work in schools, law firms, and insurance companies. Some nurses like to work full time, but part time or on call is always an option (Jennifer Wright). The only bad things that I nurse has to look out for is being exposed to all different types of germs and viruses. Nurses also have to deal with a lot of blood, so this is not your average clean job. Another bad thing is that the job can be kind of stressful because some days they are short on staff or gain a lot more patients. Another con about being in the nursing field is that a nurse will come face to face with a rude patient, they could be rude for whatever reason stretching from family issues, not wanting to be in the hospital, or just not wanting any assistance. Regardless of how rude a patient is, it is important that a nurse gives off a positive and polite vibe (Becoming a
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness that develops after exposure to an event that is perceived to be life threatening or pose serious bodily injury to self or others (Sherin & Nemeroff, 2011). According
PTSD, also known as post traumatic stress disorder, is a disorder in which an individual fails to recoup after enduring or witnessing
The current criteria for assessment of PTSD is only suitable if criterion A is met. Every symptom must be bound to the traumatic event through temporal and/or contextual evidence. The DSM-5 stipulates that to qualify, the symptoms must begin (criterion B or C) or worsen (symptom D and E) after the traumatic event. Even though symptoms must be linked to a traumatic event, this linking does not imply causality or etiology (Pai, 2017, p.4). The changes made with the DSM-5 included increasing the number of symptom groups from three to four and the number of symptoms from 17 to 20. The symptom groups are intrusion, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition and mood, and alterations in arousal and
PTSD was originally thought to just affect the person involved in the incident. New research has shown PTSD can have harmful impacts on families as well (VA). PTSD has negative effects on marriages. Spouses diagnosed with PTSD have symptoms of being less emotional or withdrawn. This can lead to marriage or relationship problems, paren...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs when a person is involved in a stressful event that triggers persistent intense emotions for some time afterward (Post- traumatic stress disorder). This disaster can be triggered
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is defined as a psychological response resulting from exposure to a traumatic event or extreme stressor where an individual has felt significant fear, hopelessness or horror. While a number of events can trigger PTSD, this practicum is focussed on PTSD within the military community, primarily resulting from combat exposure. The three distinct categories
Do you know that seven to eight percent of Americans’ will experience some form of PTSD at some point in their lives? PTSD is an acronym for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The cause of this anxiety disorder can be onset by a number of horrific traumas including events such as death, war, and even sexual assault. PTSD is a serious illness that requires help for those who suffer from this silent killer. Clearly, this illness is a long lasting consequence of war and other traumas.
According to Kashyap, et al., (2014), resilience is a positive personal attribute buffers the impact of stress and helps maintain health. Research has identified personal characteristics of individuals that possess the capacity for resilience. During the hiring process, selecting candidates that possess the identified personal characteristics would increase the likelihood of successful acclamation to the ER environment. Resiliency characteristics include: creative thinking/or problem solving, decisive action, tenacity, interpersonal connectedness, honesty, self-control, and optimism (Tubbert, 2016). Resilience is the positive capacity of people to cope with stress (Kashyap et al., 2014). Resilient individuals have the ability to successfully cope during times of chronic stress (Kashyap, et al., 2014). Nursing in the ER is stressful, therefore teaching nurses how to manage the stress needs to be a priority for nursing administrations. The most important defense against stress is resilience (Kashyap, et al., 2014). Eliminating occupational stress from ER nursing is impossible, but resilience training can improve how nurses deal with the unavoidable stress. Resilience is an interaction between individual resources and current situational events (Goodman et al., 2017). Maintaining resilience requires diligence and continuous evaluation of the need for support. Resilience is not constant across time and context, rather it is dynamic in nature (Goodman et al., 2017). Resilience training will assist ER nurses in overcoming
Before we get into the main causes, symptoms, and treatments associated with PTSD let's shed some light on the general background. PTSD is a mental condition often triggered by witnessing or experiencing a traumatically terrifying event. People who suffer from PTSD often relive the traumatic experience over and over again through nightmares and flashbacks. Traumatic reminders or thinking about the trauma when they attempt at doing something can also be triggers.
Dominguez-Gomez and Rutledges (2009) found that nurses which were consistently affected by negative experiences like trauma were found to have high level of compassion fatigue. Moreover, high level of compassion fatigue in nurses may affect the quality of patient care they
Emergency and Trauma nursing is a field in nursing that deals with traumatic events that need immediate attention of the health care professionals. Nurses are the first to be exposed to the trauma and have to act as quickly as possible to save the patient’s life. These traumatic events also pose a threat to the nurse’s mental, physical and emotional well-being. There are still gap in the existing knowledge of this research.
Nursing is a promising career that offers many rewards to caring individuals. It is more than just a job that one attends day to day. Nursing is a career that kind people get in to because they are passionate about life and everything is has to offer. They care for people they have never met before in such a way that makes the patient feel comfortable and able to relax. In a way that makes it possible for the patient to recover from whatever they have encountered. If I am going to spend valuable time and money on education, I want to a job that I absolutely love. I want to have the satisfaction of knowing that my job is safe even when times are rough. Interviewing Jennifer H, a Registered Nurse at a local Banner facility really helped me get insight on what the position has to offer. I have encountered many people who are not passionate about their job and just show up for a paycheck; choosing a job in the medical field provides people with the same check, but also offers job security, advancement opportunities and numerous benefits for the employee and their famil...