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Item Development of a model for support of emotional labour of nurses in tertiary hospitals in Nigeria(University of the Western Cape, 2022) Ibraheem, Mulikat Ayoade; Martin, PenelopeExperience of emotional labour by nurses reflects a stressful work environment where services are guarded by organization and professional display rules and rendered with “a-smile-on-the-face” to shield the negative effect. Poor working conditions, the nature of the nursing job, lack of (or inadequate) resources, lack of role clarity, recognition and autonomy, time constraints, long working hours; a poor referral system are some of the causes of emotional labour for nurses. To regulate their emotions, service sector workers, including nurses use surface acting and deep acting strategies to cope with emotional labour at the workplace.Item Development of an intervention strategy to provide emotional support for nurses caring for violent patients in acute wards in psychiatric hospitals in the Western Cape(University of the Western Cape, 2022) Bekelepi, Ntombiyakhe; Martin, PenelopeGlobally, workplace violence in healthcare is a major public concern, especially in the nursing profession. Nurses have higher risk of experiencing workplace violence they spend more time with patients. The violence has an impact on nurses’ day-to-day work as it negatively affects their physical and mental health, job satisfaction, productivity, and quality of patient care. Several interventions such as critical incident debriefing, group intervention approach, clinical supervision, and mindfulness-based stress reduction interventions have been developed to support nurses from workplace violence. Despite these interventions, the response to satisfaction with accessibility and utilisation have varied in areas in the workplace.Item Experience of violence, coping and support for nurses working in acute psychiatric wards(AOSIS, 2022) Bekelepi, Ntombiyakhe; Martin, PenelopeAcute psychiatric wards are stressful working environments because of the nature of the mental illness of patients admitted. These patients present with a variety of complex psychiatric problems and social control that require skilled and competent nurses to manage them. The shortage of nurses, especially with advanced psychiatric qualifications or necessary experience, may create challenges for nurses as they navigate this stressful working environment. The aim of this study was to explore and describe nurses’ experience of patient violence, coping strategies and received support whilst working in acute wards in psychiatric hospitals.Item Objective structured clinical examination: Do first-year nursing students perceive it to be stressful?(AOSIS, 2023) Emebigwine, Dorothee Line Adibone; Linda, Ntombizodwa S.B.; Martin, PenelopeThe Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is widely accepted as an effective means of assessing clinical competence and nursing skills. There is, however, little existing knowledge on how first-year nursing students perceived stress during their first OSCE. To determine the perception of stress; to identify the perceived factors causing stress; and to determine the perceived incidence of stress. A descriptive, survey was conducted on a sample of 82 first-year nursing students using the Perceived Stress Scale (PPS).Item Stress and coping – Perceptions of final year nursing students returning to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa(AOSIS, 2021) Jarvis, Mary Ann; Martin, Penelope; Williams, MargaretThe novel nature of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic places challenges on nursing students as they try to complete the clinical requirement of their training. Nursing faculties need to understand these challenges to support and equip nursing students to enter the workforce. To explore and describe the anticipated and subsequent perceptions of final year Bachelor of Nursing students returning to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.The study was conducted at two universities in the Western Cape and KwaZuluNatal, South Africa. Both universities offer 4-year Bachelor of Nursing programmes accredited by the South African Nursing Council and were in ‘hot spot areas’ for SARS-CoV-2.Item Support interventions for nurses working in acute psychiatric units: A systematic review(AOSIS, 2022) Bekelepi, Ntombiyakhe; Martin, PenelopeDiverse support interventions have been implemented to provide support for nurses working in acute psychiatric settings. These interventions aimed at modifying the psychological and social factors, as they either prevent stress responses or reduce its effects to improve the psychological well-being of staff. This study aimed to examine effective stressreduction interventions for nurses and to identify key elements of these successful interventions. Studies included in this review were conducted in acute psychiatric settings. A comprehensive search of electronic databases was conducted for support intervention studies between 2010 and 2021.