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  • Psychology
  • Occupational Health

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  • Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses experience significant psychological stress.
  • This environment increases their risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • Understanding PTSD in this population is crucial for their well-being and patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a literature review on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in intensive care unit (ICU) nurses.
  • To analyze the impact of PTSD on ICU nurses' lives, patient care, and healthcare organizations.
  • To define PTSD within the context of ICU nursing using conceptual analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Literature search of CINAHL, PubMed, and PsycINFO databases.
  • Keywords: "post-traumatic stress disorder", "psychological stress", "intensive care unit nurses".
  • Inclusion criteria: 2010-2020, peer-reviewed, English, specific to ICU nurses and PTSD/stress.

Main Results:

  • Antecedents include stressful work environments, exposure to trauma, and lack of support.
  • Defining attributes: reexperiencing, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition/mood, hyperarousal.
  • Consequences: burnout, job dissatisfaction, intent to leave, impacting nurses, patients, and organizations.

Conclusions:

  • Hospital administrators and nurse managers must implement policies to mitigate PTSD risk.
  • Occupational health nurses play a role in recognition and intervention strategies.
  • Proactive measures are needed to support ICU nurses' mental health and prevent PTSD.