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Citation |
Graham H. J. Forensic Nurs. 2017; 13(2): 81-86. |
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Affiliation |
Case Report Editor: Dr. Brian McKenna, School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, brian.mckenna@aut.ac.nz Author Affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2017, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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28350551 |
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Abstract |
Healthcare practitioners are at an increased risk for workplace violence. What happens to a practitioner after a devastating physical assault from a patient in the workplace? This case report describes the impact of a violent assault on a registered nurse and her healing journey and return to the workplace. The Department of Veteran Affairs/Department of Defense "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder" outline three categories of risk factors that are associated with the development of posttraumatic stress disorder: pretraumatic factors, peritraumatic or trauma-related factors, and posttraumatic factors. Each of these risk factors can contribute to the likelihood of an individual developing posttraumatic stress disorder after a traumatic incident and will be used to frame the discussion of this case. The registered nurse gave her full and informed consent for the author to tell her story. Language: en |