Doherty, Mary Ellen,

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.


Electronic Books.

RT86 / .N877 2017