Open AccessVIOLENCE EXPERIENCED BY NURSES WORKING IN ACUTE CARE PSYCHIATRIC WARDS AT A GAUTENG HOSPITAL
Author(s) -
B.C.J. Nguluwe,
Yolanda Havenga,
Malmsiy Lydia Mmasello Sengane
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
africa journal of nursing and midwifery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.166
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2520-5293
pISSN - 1682-5055
DOI - 10.25159/2520-5293/1488
Subject(s) - nursing , workplace violence , qualitative research , mental health , psychiatric hospital , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , medical emergency , social science , sociology
Of all hospital staff, nurses are the most exposed to violence in the workplace that can cause long-term negative effects. The purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of violence against nurses in acute care psychiatric wards in a Gauteng hospital to promote the nurses’ mental health. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual research design was used by purposively sampling nurses who had experienced violence. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted. Nurses had experienced physical, sexual and psychological violence and perceived the risk factors of violence to be mental health care user-related. They described the physical and emotional effects of the violence they experienced. Recommendations are made to prevent violence and manage incidents after their occurrence to promote nurses mental health.