Exploring Secondary Traumatic Stress In Nurses
Jean Damascene Iyamuremye
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Exploring Secondary Traumatic Stress In Nurses

Nurses Working In Mental Health Services In Rwanda

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A unique feature of mental health nurses'' work involves exposure to clients'' descriptions of and reactions to trauma, and these experiences may indirectly cause distress to the nurse. This phenomenon has been termed "secondary traumatic stress" and is the focus of the study. The aim of the study was to explore STS experienced by nurses working in mental health services in Rwanda. A quantitative research study was conducted at Ndera Psychiatric Hospital, Rwanda using a sample of 50 nurses who provide mental health care to trauma survivors and mentally ill patients. A questionnaire was compile...