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Abstract
Background: Emergency nurses frequently encounter traumatic events and have difficulty coping with the stress they experience. The stress nurses experience increases the likelihood of secondary traumatic stress. It is important to address the concept of psychological resilience in order for emergency nurses to cope with the difficulties they encounter. The aim of this systematic review is to explore the effect of secondary traumatic stress on psychological resilience in emergency nurses.
Methods: The systematic review was prepared according to the PRISMA guidelines. Studies evaluating the effects of secondary traumatic stress on psychological resilience in emergency nurses were eligible. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used for quality assessment. The findings of this review are presented using a narrative synthesis.
Data sources: Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL Complete, Science Direct, Ebsco, PubMED/MEDLINE, TR Index, Index Copernicus and Sobiad databases were searched between the October 2021 and January 2024 without language and year restriction.
Results: This review included five studies involving 234 emergency nurses. Two of these studies were written with qualitative methods, two with quantitative methods, and one with mixed methods. The search was conducted without any year limitation. The studies included in the review were between 2013 and 2022.
Discussion: Only five studies that met the inclusion criteria could be accessed. It was determined that the secondary traumatic stress level of emergency nurses was high and secondary traumatic stress decreased as psychological resilience increased. It is thought that this study will guide future studies planned to reduce secondary traumatic stress and increase psychological resilience of emergency nurses.
Relevance to clinical practice: Detailed studies are needed to determine the relationship between secondary traumatic stress and psychological resilience in emergency nurses, to determine its impact on health care services and its impact on clinical practice.
Reporting method: PRISMA guidelines.
Patient or public contribution: No Patient or Public Contribution.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Clinical Nursing (JCN) is an international, peer reviewed, scientific journal that seeks to promote the development and exchange of knowledge that is directly relevant to all spheres of nursing practice. The primary aim is to promote a high standard of clinically related scholarship which advances and supports the practice and discipline of nursing. The Journal also aims to promote the international exchange of ideas and experience that draws from the different cultures in which practice takes place. Further, JCN seeks to enrich insight into clinical need and the implications for nursing intervention and models of service delivery. Emphasis is placed on promoting critical debate on the art and science of nursing practice.
JCN is essential reading for anyone involved in nursing practice, whether clinicians, researchers, educators, managers, policy makers, or students. The development of clinical practice and the changing patterns of inter-professional working are also central to JCN''s scope of interest. Contributions are welcomed from other health professionals on issues that have a direct impact on nursing practice.
We publish high quality papers from across the methodological spectrum that make an important and novel contribution to the field of clinical nursing (regardless of where care is provided), and which demonstrate clinical application and international relevance.