Patient Debriefing

Vital incidents, care of devastating ill patients, sudden death in the hospitals or health facilities caring out day-to-day duties, and a physical or psychological threat to the safety of a human being could cause moral distress and compassion fatigue. Accordingly, to stayers or fighters these events negatively could impact their well-being and cause longer recovery time than they can control as a routine. Events with strong emotions can aggravate stress among nurses or staff and block their skills to deliver good care (Healy & Tyrrell, 2012). For example, two years ago lethal incident happened in one dialysis facility where one of the technicians consciously ignored one of the patients with hypotension and aggravate state to cardiac arrest. Patient was transported to the hospital where three hours later he went into his second cardiac arrest and died. The accident was reported by clinic manager to the company Human Resources department and all

Even if the occurrence of distress is emotional, moral, psychological, or spiritual in type, nurse or whole staff requires support and assertion. Debriefing could be benefit nurses and easier process they experience.

The process of debriefing described an “information-sharing and event-processing session” operated as a conversation between peers by therapist, counselor or professional fellow that guides the recognized process that will help nurses get better from their distress or in individual cases provide victim assistance or make recommendations to follow up.

In conclusion, debriefing delivers a safe discussion of stressful event occurrences in healthcare setting and offer opportunity for recognition of normal response to distressing situation, work in a therapeutic method overall, and buildup common compassion among