A study of traumatic stress among nurses

  Case Study: Janelle had another rough night in the emergency department (ED). She cared for a 2 year old girl who arrived unresponsive following a severe beating by her mother's boyfriend. Despite all her efforts to save her, the child died. Driving home from work, Janelle is so distracted that she ran a red light and just missed hitting a pedestrian. After the near miss, she pulled over to the side of the road and begins to sob. Read: Buurman, B. M., et al. (2011). Coping with serious events at work: A study of traumatic stress among nurses.Preview the document Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 17, 321-329. After reading the case study and the Buurman article, answer the questions below: 1. Of the serious events detailed in the article, which one(s) did Janelle experience? 2. What coping strategies might be effective in reducing risk of developing traumatic stress? 3. If you are working in a health care organization/facility or know someone who does, would you like to share a traumatic event that occurred? 4. Other than what the authors recommend for further research, what do you recommend?