Abstract
Participants will gain knowledge about 'vicarious posttraumatic growth' which involves positive changes in the life of a nurse due to caring for patients who were traumatized. The quantitative portion uses the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory and the Core Beliefs Inventory. The qualitative portion employs six open-ended questions eliciting description of experiences.
Sigma Membership
Kappa Alpha
Lead Author Affiliation
Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Nursing in War, Posttraumatic Growth, Reintegration After Deployment
Recommended Citation
Doherty, Mary Ellen and Scannell-Desch, Elizabeth, "Vicarious posttraumatic growth in US military nurses who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars" (2019). INRC (Congress). 220.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2019/presentations_2019/220
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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Vicarious posttraumatic growth in US military nurses who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Participants will gain knowledge about 'vicarious posttraumatic growth' which involves positive changes in the life of a nurse due to caring for patients who were traumatized. The quantitative portion uses the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory and the Core Beliefs Inventory. The qualitative portion employs six open-ended questions eliciting description of experiences.