Open AccessPsychological distress among targets for lateral violence: A conceptual framework
Author(s) -
Ericka Sanner-Stiehr,
Peggy Ward-Smith
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of nursing education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4059
pISSN - 1925-4040
DOI - 10.5430/jnep.v3n6p84
Subject(s) - blueprint , nursing , intervention (counseling) , distress , psychological distress , conceptual framework , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , mental health , sociology , engineering , mechanical engineering , social science
Incidences of lateral violence frequently occur within the profession of nursing. The Nurse as Wounded Healer theoretical framework provides a blueprint which nurses in staff development can use to identify and guide individuals who have endured lateral violence. This intervention may decrease incidences of lateral violence and improve staff nurse retention.