Nurses after war : the reintegration experience of nurses returning from Iraq and Afghanistan /
Mary Ellen Doherty, Elizabeth Scannell-Desch.
- New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 306 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Contemporary historical roots of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- Military medical assets deployed to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars -- Homecoming : a positive reception -- Homecoming : a disappointing venture -- Renegotiating roles : a family affair -- Painful memories of trauma -- Sorting it out : getting help -- Needing a clinical change of scenery -- Petty complaints and trivial whining : no tolerance here -- Military unit or civilian job : support versus lack of support -- Family and social networks : support versus lack of support -- Reintegration : creating a new normal -- Discussion of findings -- Clinical implications -- Recommendations.
9780826194145
Military nursing. Nurses--Psychology. Iraq War, 2003-2011. Post-traumatic stress disorder--Nurses. Afghan War, 2001-2021--Campaigns--Nurses.