Browsing Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery by Author "Brysiewicz, P."

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Announcement : formation of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFME) : "supporting emergency care across Africa"

Brysiewicz, P. (Unisa, 2010)

We are proud to announce the formation of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM), dedicated to "Supporting Emergency Care Across Africa". Lee Wallis, President of the Emergency Medicine Society for South ...
Challenges encountered by mental health workers in Kigali, Rwanda

Brysiewicz, P. (Unisa, 2012)

Being a mental health worker in Rwanda is very difficult as many endure traumatic stress as a result of working with trauma survivors and other psychiatric patients. This phenomenon has been described as Secondary Traumatic ...
Exploring secondary traumatic stress in mental health nurses working in Kigali, Rwanda

Iyamuremye, J.D.; Brysiewicz, P. (Unisa, 2010)

A unique feature of mental health nurses' work involves exposure to clients' descriptions of and reactions to trauma, and these experiences may indirectly cause distress to the nurse. This phenomenon has been termed ...

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