Perinatal Nursing in Uncertain Times: The Katrina Effect

• 2008

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• Gloria Giarratano; Susan Orlando; Jane Savage
PMID: 18664907DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nmc.0000326080.26870.85

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This article explores the shared experiences of perinatal nurses who provided care in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Through in-depth interviews, nurses reflected on themes such as duty to care, conflicts in duty, uncertainty, strength, grief, anger, and resilience. The study highlights the importance of basic nursing skills, problem-solving, and staff unity in times of crisis. It also emphasizes the need for ongoing support for healthcare workers to recover from traumatic experiences and cope with associated symptoms. The findings provide insights into the challenges nurses face during disasters and the significance of adaptation and resilience in patient care.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audience: Nurses

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Anger; Attitude of Health Personnel; Conflict, Psychological; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Empathy; Fear; Grief; Louisiana; Morale; Nurses; Nursing Methodology Research; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Obstetric Nursing; Patient Advocacy; Social Responsibility; Stress, Psychological; Neonatal Nursing; Uncertainty; Middle Aged; Cyclonic Storms; Nurse's Role; Adaptation, Psychological; Surveys and Questionnaires

Institutions: Louisiana State University (LSU) Health New Orleans

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