Second Victims in Intensive Care—Emotional Stress and Traumatization of Intensive Care Nurses in Western Austria after Adverse Events during the Treatment of Patients

Bibliographic Data

ID15515339
AuthorsSamuel Ganahl (0000-0002-6359-1915, Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol), Mario Knaus (0000-0002-8598-3792, Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol), Isabell Wiesenhuetter (0000-0002-3775-1225, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences), Victoria Klemm (0000-0001-6197-9847, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences), Eva Jabinger (0000-0002-8424-2060, Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol), Reinhard Strametz (0000-0002-9920-8674, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue6
Pages3611-3611
Publication date2022-03-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19063611
PMID35329298
OpenAlexW4220817935
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

Intensive care nurses are exposed to many exceptional situations which have a high likelihood of resulting in second victim traumatization. As proximal psychosocial support is considered to be a main source of coping, wide-spread implementation of effective psychosocial peer support programs ought to be applied by medical organizations. Patient safety measures such as proactive and reactive clinical risk management (e.g., CIRS) should be linked to second victim support

Coping (psychology · Feeling · Intensive care · Intensive care medicine · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Qualitative research · Social support · Clinical Psychology · Disaster Response and Management · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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