Perceptions and experiences of psychological trauma in nursing and psychiatric nursing students: A small scale qualitative case study

ABSTRACT: Entry-level health care professionals are socialized to accept the norms and values associated with institutions in which violence and suffering is considered an anticipated and even routine and normalized part of frontline care. The objective of the study was to illuminate the subjective experience of psychological trauma in graduates from a baccalaureate nursing and psychiatric nursing program using the McGill Illness Narrative Interview, an ethnographic interview guide. Participants included graduates from each program in a western Canadian province who reflected back on their experiences of trauma as students and newly-graduated nurses within their first year of practice as a regulated health professional. Results: Six key themes were identified. Witnessing sudden change in patient or

SUBMITTER: Chachula K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9632886 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature