Final Jeopardy
What is using grounding techniques to help the patient reconnect with the present environment?
Acute stress disorder (ASD)
A nurse becomes overwhelmed after witnessing a traumatic patient death and participates in a structured team discussion focused on the event, team responses, and opportunities for improvement. What is this process called?
Team debriefing
A patient who experiences intense anxiety after a traumatic event reports feeling disconnected from their surroundings. What is the nurse's priority: exploring childhood trauma, encouraging grounding, or asking the patient to recall the traumatic event in detail?
Encouraging grounding
A nurse has repeatedly cared for patients experiencing severe trauma and begins experiencing intrusive thoughts, emotional exhaustion, and changes in their worldview related to these experiences. What occupational concern should be considered?
Secondary traumatic stress, with assessment for vicarious trauma and burnout
A patient who has experienced prolonged interpersonal trauma reports persistent shame, difficulty maintaining relationships, emotional dysregulation, and recurring trauma-related nightmares. Which three additional symptom domains distinguish CPTSD from PTSD?
Emotional dysregulation, negative self-concept, and relationship disturbances