Healing and Grieving after a Traumatic Accident

Healing and Grieving after a Traumatic Accident
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An accident is one of the traumatic events which raises many issues in the nursing field and is classified as the major cause of death globally. The research will address healing from traumatic accidents. Random sampling will be considered for the research to provide an equal chance to the participants without classifying them into any groups. The participants who will be considered for sampling are those who survived accidents and families who lost their loved ones. The data will be collected through structured interviews. Fifty participants will be interviewed two months after they experience trauma accidents. Different accidents will be considered, including burns, road accidents, and high falls. Thematic analysis will be considered and achieved by identifying the key themes from the interview data. The themes will also be considered to understand the major common issues that the patients and families experience from the accidents.
Introduction
Accidents are classified as the major cause of death globally, with different traumatic impacts. A traumatic event is any incident that causes psychological, spiritual, emotional, or physical harm. Patients who experience accidents and have lost their colleagues from the accidents face different mental problems. Therefore, nurses should play a significant role in addressing emerging mental issues from the accidents. However, the major problem that the nurses face while dealing with such patients is understanding the accident's severity. Besides, the patient may not know how to respond to the incidents, which may impact mental and physical health. Complex grief may also accompany the impacts that the accidents promote. The victims may also experience shock, which may lead to psychological distress. Accidents should not be treated like any traumatic event but with long-term effects on the patients. Besides, individuals who may experience accidental events or lose their loved ones may need consistent mental therapy and intervention for healing. Traumatic accidents comprise different health issues, including increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, and other abnormal body mechanisms (Rosenberg et al., 2018). Shock and denial also accompany the traumatic accidents. Therefore, research is necessary to understand the adverse outcome of accidents and the key nursing interventions to boost the healing process of the victims.
Research Questions
* What are the mental health effects of the traumatic accident?
* Why is healing and grieving after a traumatic accident a critical concern among nurses?
* What are the nursing interventions for healing and grieving after a traumatic accident?
Literature Review
The first article examined was written by Jin et al. (2018) and focused on fracture patterns and recovery from accidents. The research design used for the study was a retrospective study to understand the post-issues faced by the patients from the accidents. The population used was 2076 students who had fractures from serious fall accidents. The study analyzed patients who went through surgeries after acciden...