Abstract

Nursing students have suffered emotional trauma surrounding the witnessing of sudden and unexpected death of patients for whom they provide care, suffering 'sabotage' and bullying from practicing nurses, as well as verbal abuse from members of the health care team.

Author Details

Kathryn Chachula, RN, Faculty of Health Studies, Department of Nursing, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Sigma Membership

Xi Lambda

Lead Author Affiliation

Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nursing Students, Traumatic Stress, Undergraduate Clinical Education

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Student nurse perceptions and experiences of trauma

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Nursing students have suffered emotional trauma surrounding the witnessing of sudden and unexpected death of patients for whom they provide care, suffering 'sabotage' and bullying from practicing nurses, as well as verbal abuse from members of the health care team.