Relationship between nightmare distress and depressive symptoms in Chinese emergency department nurses: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Most of the recent research on nightmare distress and depressive symptoms has focused on adolescents and students, with less research on the nurse population. Emergency department nurses are at high risk for nightmare distress and depressive symptoms, but no studies have been conducted to explore the relationship between the two; thus, further investigation is needed.

Aim: To understand the relationship between nightmare distress and depressive symptoms among emergency department nurses in China.