Other Titles

Transitioning from military to civilian nurse

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the reintegration experience of U.S. military nurses after wartime deployment to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Author Details

Mary Ellen Doherty, PhD, RN, CNM; Elizabeth Scannell-Desch

Sigma Membership

Kappa Alpha

Lead Author Affiliation

Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Reintegration, Trauma Nursing

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

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The reintegration experience of nurses who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

Dublin, Ireland

The purpose of this study was to describe the reintegration experience of U.S. military nurses after wartime deployment to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.