The nurse who works in the ICU leaves the room of a patient and bursts into tears. She tells a co-worker, "I have to touch the patient to provide care, but when I was turning her, a big piece of skin just sloughed off her back
How can I justify giving care when it seems to do more harm than good?" The nurse is most likely experiencing
a. burnout.
b. detachment.
c. negative outcomes.
d. secondary traumatic stress.
ANS: D
Secondary traumatic stress occurs from exposure to horrors associated with a patient's condition or care the nurse must provide. The nurse experiencing burnout usually becomes angry and cynical about patients. The nurse is not displaying detachment in this situation.
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