Lived experience of traumatic amputation for Haitian adults
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Margarett Alexandre, PhD, Department of Nursing, City University of New York/York College, Jamaica, New York, USA
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Little is known about the experience of traumatic amputation for Haitian Adults. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to investigate the lived experience of traumatic amputations as talked about by eight female Haitian adults who suffered an amputation as a result of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
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Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Phenomenology |
Research Approach | N/A |
Keywords | Haiti 2010 Earthquake; Lived Experience; Traumatic Amputation; Haitian Adults; Haiti |
Name | 31st International Nursing Research Congress |
Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Location | Virtual Event |
Date | 2020 |
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