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Graduate nurse perceptions of caring for people with posttraumatic amnesia
Citation
Searby, A and Maude, P, Graduate nurse perceptions of caring for people with posttraumatic amnesia, Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 46, (4) pp. E16-E24. ISSN 0888-0395 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2014 American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
DOI: doi:10.1097/JNN.0000000000000098
Abstract
This article reports a qualitative study of the phenomenon of posttraumatic amnesia, a common behavioral sequelae to traumatic brain injury frequently encountered by nurses on trauma wards. Specifically, it focuses on the experiences of newly registered Australian graduate nurses (N = 6) providing care for this patient cohort. An atheoretical qualitative descriptive design (Sandelowski, 2000) has been used to explore graduate nurses' experiences with posttraumatic amnesia. Themes that emerged from the transcripts were perceptions of behavior, difficulties in clinical management, safety, risk of wandering, external support, containment, and advocating for patient safety.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | patient aggression, patient safety, posttraumatic amnesia, risk, wandering |
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Nursing |
| Research Field: | Sub-acute care |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Provision of health and support services |
| Objective Field: | Nursing |
| UTAS Author: | Maude, P (Professor Phillip Maude) |
| ID Code: | 100396 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
| Deposited By: | Faculty of Health |
| Deposited On: | 2015-05-14 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-02 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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