Who Can Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Affect?

Who Can PTSD Affect?
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Nurses need to identify the trigger factors that affect the female refugees as they may exhibit hyperarousal behavior when distressed (Heavey, 2014). At other times, the refugee rape victims may exhibit avoidance symptoms to cope with their traumatic events including detachment and inability to remember some aspects associated with the trauma. Additionally, the level of social support affects the ability of the rape refugee victims to cope with PTSD. The rape victim is also likely to feel ostracized by the community and fear interventions.
The RN should consider language barriers when intervening, while relying on interpreters since understanding the refugees’ language avoids misunderstandings. The cultural considerations include the beliefs and values that affect how they choose medical interventions. Both the language and culture of the patients are related to health literacy. Nurses should practice self-awareness to avoid biases and assumptions that affect intervention, as cultural competence makes it easier to explain the rationale of the nursing interventions (Singleton & Krause, 2009).
Triggers associated with PTSD for rape female refugees may be items found in the hospital settings and interventions undertaken. For instance, medical equipment, which are intrusive l...