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
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Globally, 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.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
Keywords
Acute ward, Psychiatric, Violence, Nursing, Western Cape