TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events among nurses in Canada
JO  - Canadian journal of nursing research
A1  - Stelnicki, Andrea M.
A1  - Jamshidi, Laleh
A1  - Ricciardelli, Rosemary
A1  - Carleton, R. Nicholas
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Nurses are regularly exposed to diverse potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs) as a function of their work. Cumulative exposure to PPTEs can lead to clinically significant symptoms of mental disorders.     PURPOSE: We designed the current study to investigate the prevalence of different PPTEs among Canadian nurses and estimate the associations between diverse exposures and several mental disorders.     METHODS: Canadian nurses (i.e., registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners) completed an online, self-reported survey. In total, 4067 participants (94.8% women) completed all relevant survey measures.     RESULTS: Nurses reported exposures to several PPTE categories including severe human suffering, life threatening illness or injury, and physical assault, often 11 or more times. There were significant (p<.05) associations between diverse traumatic events and all mental disorders (i.e., Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder) except Alcohol Use Disorder.     CONCLUSIONS: The current findings suggest that Canadian nurses are substantially exposed to traumatic events, which vary by several sociodemographic categories. PPTE exposures were significantly associated with mental disorders; that is, if PPTEs were eliminated among Canadian nurses in the sample, symptoms would be reduced between 42.0% and 58.0%.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0844-5621
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0844562120961988
ID  - ref1
ER  -