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Operator syndrome: Nursing care and considerations for military Special Operators
Rebecca Ann Ivory1, Jennifer S Graber, B Christopher Frueh
1Rebecca Ivory is an advanced fellow at the Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at VA Pugent Sound (VISN 20); Jennifer Graber is an associate dean for academic affairs and practice initiatives at the University of Delaware School of Nursing; B. Christopher Frueh is a professor of psychology at the University of Hawaii; and SO1 Harrison Cady is a medic with the United States Navy in San Diego.
Abstract:
Operator syndrome is a common and predictable constellation of interrelated medical and psychiatric conditions and social and functional impairments experienced by special operations forces. Nurses in all settings should be aware of this emerging trend among veterans they encounter in practice so they may identify and intervene using evidence-based approaches and effect a positive outcome.
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