Selecting Sources of Literature

Bormann, J. et al. (2006). "Relationship of frequent mantram repetition to emotional and spiritual well-being in healthcare workers". The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 37(5): 218-224.

In this article, it is clearly brought out that emotional as well as spiritual well being of nurses is influenced by the experiences while they are providing medical care to victims of disasters.

Chiriboga, D et al. (1983). "Stress and coping among hospice nurses: Test of an analytic model". Nursing Research. 32: 294-299.

The journal bring forth mechanisms that can be used to help address issues relating to sources and effect of stress to nurses thereby bettering healthcare services and reducing nurse turnover rates that seem alarming.

Cox, T. &  Griffiths, A. (1994). "Work-related stress in nursing: Controlling the risk to health".

Cox and Cordray in their research sought to critically analyze issues relating to stress in the field faced by nurses and have proposed several ways on how the scenario can be addressed.

Danna, D & Cordray, S. (2010). Nursing in the Storm: Voices From Hurricane Katrina. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

The authors take the reader through six New Orleans hospitals that affected by the hurricane Katrina where nurses cared for patients around the clock. The  nurses share what they did, how they coped, what they lost, and what they are doing now in a city and health care infrastructure still rebuilding.

Klein, K & Nagel, N. (2009). "Disaster Management & Response". 5(2): 56-61

Moustaka, E. et al. (2010). "Sources and effects of work-related stress in nursing". Health Science Journal. 4(4): 210-214.

Moustaka and other authors fully document the various sources of work stress as well as their negative implication to nurses.

Rubonis, A.  & Bickman, L. (1991). "Psychological impairments in the wake of disaster: The disaster-psychopathology relationship". Psychological Bulletin, 109: 384-389.

The authors of this journal do thorough analysis of the psychological impact of disaster on those medical professional that are to provide health care services to victims of a disaster.

Ruggiero, J.  (2003). "Health, work variables, and job satisfaction among nurses". JONA, 35(5): 254-263.

Ruggiero takes the reader through various factors that impact on nurses' satisfaction and motivation focusing on stress as inhibitor to satisfaction. On the same note, various ways on how to counter these variables are clearly stipulated.

Salzer, M., & Bickman, L. (1999). "The short- and long-term psychological impact of disaster: Implications for mental health interventions and policy". In Gist, R. & Lubin, B. (Eds.), Response to Disaster: Psychosocial, Community, and Ecological Approaches pp. 63-82. New York: Taylor & Francis.

Schroeter, K. (2009). "Nurses, Ethics, and Times of Disaster". Preoperative Nursing Clinics. 3(3): 245-251

Schroeter talks of ethical dilemma facing nurses during the time of disaster. Such dilemma have left some of nurses loss jobs and or heavy punished. This is linked to the research question since it contributes to stress.

Sewell, C. & Gardiner, H. 2005. "Hurricane and Floods Overwhelmed Hospitals." New York Times, September 14, 2005.

In this news paper article, the author brings to light how the situation was after the hurricane, people were lying on the grounds, power went off, rescue unit were overwhelmed and nurses did nothing as medicine were not at their disposal to help support patients.

Sharkey, P. (2007). "Survival and death in New Orleans: An empirical look at the human impact of Katrina". Journal of Black Studies, 37: 482-501.

The journal gives statistics and account on the number of individuals who lost their lives as well as the reasons why this happened. Recommendation s on how best to intervene to arrest the situation is also brought to light.

Todd, S. (2005). "The Real Lessons of New Orleans." Modern Healthcare. 26(3): 22

Todd makes us aware of possible things we opt to learn from the hurricane consequences. The author emphasis on preparedness in order to safe human life incase disaster such as Hurricane Katrina strike.

Weeks, M. (2007). Mobilization of a Nursing Community After a Disaster. Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University.

In this source, Weeks make us understand how medical professional especially nurses are engaged in the entire process of providing medication to citizens in the wake of a disaster. Challenges faced as well as counter active measure of the challenges are tackled.

Weems, C. et al. (2007). "The psychosocial impact of Hurricane Katrina: Contextual differences in psychological symptoms, social support, and discrimination". Behavior Research and Therapy. 45: 2295-2306.

Weems and co-authors in this journal adequately bring to light most of the issues regarding psychological symptoms and probable way to prevent them.