Psychosocial Response in Emergency Situations--The Nurse's Role

• 2007

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• Frances Hughes
PMID: 17305953DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00514.x

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This article explains the important role nurses play in helping people recover emotionally after emergencies. It describes how nurses need special skills and knowledge to support survivors during and after disasters. The text highlights that many people worldwide are at risk of facing natural disasters, like floods, which makes the nurse's role even more crucial. It also mentions that nurses themselves can be affected by these events, so they need protection too. The article uses information from various sources to emphasize the importance of training for nurses in handling such situations effectively.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Mental Health

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Nurses

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; Counseling; Disaster Planning; Mental Health Services; Nurses; Nursing; Psychosocial Support Systems; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Stress, Psychological; Emergency Nursing; Adolescent; Nurse's Role; Emergencies

Institutions: University of Auckland

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