Personality traits and traumatic outcome symptoms in registered nurses in the aftermath of a patient safety incident.
Stovall MC, Firkins J, Hansen L, et al. Personality traits and traumatic outcome symptoms in registered nurses in the aftermath of a patient safety incident. J Patient Saf. 2020;17(8):e1652-e1659. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000740.
This study explored the relationship between personality traits and traumatic outcome symptoms in nurses who were involved in a patient safety incident. Results indicate a strong relationship between perfectionism and neuroticism and reexperiencing the incident, as well as neuroticism and avoidance. There was an inverse relationship between perfectionism and alcohol abuse.