Abstract
This article reports a qualitative study of the phenomenon of posttraumatic amnesia, a common behavioral sequelae to traumatic brain injury frequently encountered by nurses on trauma wards. Specifically, it focuses on the experiences of newly registered Australian graduate nurses (N = 6) providing care for this patient cohort. An atheoretical qualitative descriptive design (Sandelowski, 2000) has been used to explore graduate nurses' experiences with posttraumatic amnesia. Themes that emerged from the transcripts were perceptions of behavior, difficulties in clinical management, safety, risk of wandering, external support, containment, and advocating for patient safety.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | E16-E24 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Neuroscience Nursing |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Graduate nurses
- Patient aggression
- Patient safety
- Posttraumatic amnesia
- Risk
- Wandering