These last few weeks since the death of the dog, I have been suddenly quite interested to know what is being done for nurses who have some form of PTSD.
In brief: not much. From various studies, such as those found over at Medscape here and here, we know it is real and can be highly detrimental to a nurse’s ability to practice, but it seems to be more easily ignored than actually monitored and treated.
I actually found more articles like this one (military) and this one by Geoff at AusmedEducation related to nurses recognizing and treating PTSD in patients than articles and information related to nurses experiencing PTSD from one or more clinical events. [Read more...]
