Open AccessProfessional nurses' experience of violence when nursing mentally ill people in general hospital settings: A phenomenological study
Author(s) -
Thandisizwe Redford Mavundia,
Marie Poggenpoel,
Antoinette Gmeiner
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
health sa gesondheid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2071-9736
pISSN - 1025-9848
DOI - 10.4102/hsag.v4i3.365
Subject(s) - mentally ill , nursing , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , mental illness , mental health
Due to a lack of the knowledge and skills required for nursing mentally ill people, professional nurses in general hospital settings tend to not apply appropriate techniques when dealing with mentally ill people.
Opsomming
Weens die gebrek aan kennis en vaardighede benodig vir die verpleging van geestesversteurde persone, hanteer professionele verpleegkundiges in algemene hospitale geestesversteurde persone sonder bogenoemde kennis en vaardighede.
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