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Title: Effects of secondary traumatic stress amongst nurses in an acute tertiary psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal
Authors: Chinaboo, Anashnee 
Keywords: Psychiatric institution;Mental healthcare practitioner;Mental healthcare user;Secondary traumatic stress
Issue Date: 13-May-2022
Abstract: 
BACKGROUND: Mental healthcare nurses (MHCNs) are often exposed to the
narratives of the mental healthcare users (MHCUs) who often describe graphic details
of occurrences or incidents they have experienced such as child abuse, violence and
sexual assault. Due to their empathetic engagement and level of exposure to the
MHCUs trauma, MHCNs may become traumatised themselves resulting in se...
Description: 
A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of requirements of the requirement for the Master’s Degree in Nursing at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2022.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10321/4442
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/10321/4442
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