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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Processos de trabalho de um centro de atenção psicossocial tipo III: reflexão de práticas e saberes / Working processes in a psychosocial care center type III: reflections on practices and knowledge

Pinho, Eurides Santos 15 December 2015 (has links)
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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Eurides Santos Pinho - 2015.pdf: 1983126 bytes, checksum: 484a5897cce2dd43b87b7b8891405725 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-12-15 / Comprehending the ongoing (re)building process of the substitutive psychosocial model to the nursing home care model for people suffering from mental disorders, it is worthwhile to know the healthcare dynamic of a substitutive service, in order to identify any issues within the team, which could interfere with the quality of care they provide. The aim of this study was to identify the working process of professionals at a Type III Psychosocial Care Center (PCC). This is an interventional study using a qualitative approach, that is based on the problem-based method, known as Arco de Maguerez. It consists of five stages: reality observation, key points, theorizing, problem-solving hypothesis, and application to reality. The development of the study was based on lightweight technology sources mediated by group technique. In the first stage, strong and weak points of the service were identified, followed by a discussion of issues related to the patient, family, teamwork, territory, and management. From this, the strengths and weaknesses of the staff and service were discussed. Following this, the participants emphasized the importance for discussion on the difficulty of integration and coordination of the Psychosocial Care Network. In the next step, problems regarding key points in question were expressed and this guided the active search in the literature for theorizing, which would guide in developing possible solution options. Therefore, permanent health education to perform the matricial and approaches to disclose the PCC territory were debated, and subsequently strategies were developed and applied to reality. Through the research process, the strengths of the team that would help them to overcome their shortcomings were identified. While some restraining forces that precluded this movement were also identified. In this context, the awareness-making process and the participants’ willingness to embrace change were evident throughout the study. This highlights the acceptance of the proposal of the interventional research that is based on the problematization of the service. It is evident that the spaces validity for the exchange of practices and knowledge, reflection-action-reflection, are imperative to the production of knowledge, which supports professionals for the qualification of care in mental health. / Entendendo o processo contínuo de (re)construção do modelo psicossocial substitutivo ao modelo de assistência asilar a pessoas com sofrimento ou transtornos mentais, considera-se fundamental conhecer a dinâmica assistencial de um serviço substitutivo, com vistas a delinear junto à equipe situações problemas que interferem na qualidade do cuidado que oferecem. A pesquisa teve o objetivo de conhecer os processos de trabalho dos profissionais de um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial tipo III. Estudo do tipo de intervenção, de abordagem qualitativa, direcionada pela metodologia problematizadora do Arco de Maguerez, que compreende cinco etapas sucessivas: Observação da Realidade, Pontos-chave, Teorização, Hipóteses de Soluções e Aplicação à Realidade. Seu desenvolvimento foi norteado utilizando-se essencialmente recursos das tecnologias leves, mediadas por técnicas grupais. Na etapa inicial, foram elencados pontos frágeis e fortes do serviço, seguidos da discussão de questões relativas ao usuário, família, equipe, território e gestão. A partir desse momento discutiram-se os entraves e pontos propulsores da equipe e do serviço. Na sequência, os participantes elegeram como ponto prioritário de discussão a dificuldade de integração e articulação da Rede de Atenção Psicossocial. A etapa seguinte privilegiou-se a problematização dos pontoschaves em questão, que orientaram a busca ativa na literatura para a teorização que orientaria as possíveis hipóteses de soluções. Assim, a educação permanente em saúde para realizar o matriciamento e formas de divulgação do CAPS no território foi debatida e, posteriormente, estratégias de ações foram aplicadas à realidade. No caminhar do processo de pesquisa, constataram-se forças propulsoras da equipe para o enfrentamento de suas dificuldades e também algumas forças restritivas que impediam este movimento. Neste contexto, os processos de tomada de consciência e de mudança dos participantes ficaram evidentes ao longo do estudo, salientandose a aceitação da proposta da pesquisa intervencionista, fundamentada na problematização do cotidiano do serviço. É perceptível a validez dos espaços de trocas de práticas e saberes, reflexão-ação-reflexão, para a produção de conhecimento que subsidiem os profissionais para a qualificação do cuidado em Saúde Mental.
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Atenção de enfermagem ao usuário de álcool e outras drogas no contexto dos serviços de saúde extra-hospitalares: um estudo exploratório de campo

Gonçalves, Sonia Silva Paiva Mota January 2006 (has links)
Submitted by Fabiana Gonçalves Pinto (benf@ndc.uff.br) on 2016-02-01T18:45:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Sonia Silva Paiva Mota Gonçalves.pdf: 1987630 bytes, checksum: ad9c466ce0c330565126dc79b3e0218a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-01T18:45:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sonia Silva Paiva Mota Gonçalves.pdf: 1987630 bytes, checksum: ad9c466ce0c330565126dc79b3e0218a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Conselho Regional de Enfermagem - Rio de Janeiro - COREN-RJ / Mestrado Profissional em Enfermagem Assistencial / O uso abusivo do álcool e outras drogas são destacados pelo Ministério da Saúde como um dos principais problemas de saúde pública. Na rede extra-hospitalar de saúde há pouco esclarecimento dos profissionais quanto às atribuições junto aos usuários de álcool e outras drogas. Tal fato se complica em virtude dos próprios usuários preferirem recorrer à internação como forma de resolução dos agravos decorrentes do uso abusivo de álcool e outras drogas. Por não se sentir capaz de estabelecer trocas sociais e afetivas fora do ambiente hospitalar, o usuário de drogas, principalmente o alcolista, elege a hospitalização como um momento de pausa, controle e possibilidade de cura do sofrimento. Neste sentido, a atuação do enfermeiro junto a usuários de álcool e outras drogas deve levar em consideração uma complexa rede de interações e instituições para a garantia da integralidade da assistência. Este estudo tem como objetivos: conhecer as demandas do usuário de álcool e outras drogas na rede de saúde extra-hospitalar; descrever quais são as atividades desenvolvidas pelo enfermeiro no atendimento ao usuário de álcool e outras drogas e analisar a relação entre o enfermeiro e o SUS na busca da integralidade da assistência. Na equipe de saúde, os enfermeiros são os profissionais que mantêm maior contato com os usuários, com grande potencial para reconhecer os problemas relacionados ao uso de álcool e drogas e desenvolver ações assistenciais. O presente estudo constitui uma pesquisa qualitativa de abordagem descritiva de campo, tendo como cenário a Região Centro-Sul Fluminense. Os sujeitos são trinta enfermeiros da rede extra-hospitalar, compreendendo coordenações de Programas do Ministério da Saúde, unidades de PSF, CAPS I, CAPS AD e Comunidade Terapêutica. Os dados foram coletados por meio da realização de entrevista semi-estruturada e analisados de acordo com a análise temática de conteúdo. O projeto foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa do CCM/UFF, em 2004. Como resultados observaram-se que a demanda por atendimento do usuário de álcool e outras drogas ocorre de forma espontânea direta ou indireta, por busca ativa e que alguns enfermeiros não identificam esta demanda em sua unidade ou não sabem informar como ocorre a demanda. Foram identificadas ações de enfermagem no âmbito da prevenção, tratamento e reabilitação. Entre as dificuldades apontadas estão a não aceitação pelo usuário ao tratamento, falta de capacitação para o atendimento, dificuldade de acesso, tempo não disponível em virtude do acúmulo de atividades. Os dados analisados apontam para necessidade de o enfermeiro redirecionar a sua prática junto a esta clientela, buscando formas inovadoras e criativas que assegurem maior resolutividade de suas ações. Conclui-se que a própria rede de serviços, e não apenas o enfermeiro, não responde as necessidades de saúde do usuário de álcool e outras drogas na perspectiva da integralidade da assistência. Contudo, alguns avanços já foram obtidos pelos enfermeiros, como por exemplo, a construção de vínculo com a comunidade local e a percepção de suas próprias fragilidades e necessidades de capacitação / The abusive use of alcohol and other drugs is detached by the Ministry of Health as one of the main problems of public health. In the net of health extra-hospital the professionals receive little explanation about their attributions close to the users of alcohol and other drugs. Such fact gets complicated because of the own users prefer to appeal the internment as form of resolution of consequent problems of the abusive use of alcohol and other drugs. For not feeling capable to establish social and affective changes out of the hospital environment, the user of drugs, mainly of alcohol, chooses hospitalization as a moment of pause, control and possibility of cure of the suffering. In this sense, the nurse's performance close to users of alcohol and other drugs should take into account a complex net of interactions and institutions for the warranty of the completeness of the assistance. This study has as objectives: to know the demands of the user of drugs in the net of health extra-hospital; to describe which are the activities developed by the nurse in the in the service to the user of alcohol and other drugs, and to analyze the relationship between the nurse and the SUS in the search of the completeness of the assistance. In the health team, the nurses are the professionals whom maintain larger contact with the users, with great potential for to recognize the problems related to the use of alcohol and drugs, and to develop assistance actions. The present study constitutes a qualitative research of descriptive approach of field, having as scenery the Area Fluminense South Center. The subjects are thirty nurses of the net extra-hospital, including coordination of Programs of the Ministry of Health, units of PSF, CAPS I, AD CAPS and Therapeutic Community. The data were collected through the accomplishment of semi-structured interview and analyzed in agreement with the analysis content theme. The project was approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research of CCM/UFF, 2004. As results were observed that the demand for attendance of the users of alcohol and other drugs occurs of direct or indirect spontaneous form, for active search. Some nurses do not identify this demand in their unit or do not know to inform how the demand occurs. Nursing actions in the scope of the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation were identified. Amongst the pointed difficulties are the non acceptance for the user to the treatment, lack of qualification for the attendance, access difficulty, not available time in virtue of the accumulation of activities. The analyzed appear for nurse's need to redirect their practice close to this clientele, looking for innovative and creative forms that assure larger effectiveness of their actions. In conclusion, the own services net, and not only the nurse, does not answer the health needs of the users of alcohol and other drugs in the perspective of the completeness of the assistance. However, some progresses were already obtained by the nurses, as for example, the construction of bond with the local community and the perception of their own fragilities and qualification needs
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Community based curriculum in psychiatric nursing science

Arunachallam, Sathasivan 21 August 2012 (has links)
M.Cur. / The purpose of this study is to describe guidelines for a Community Based Curriculum in Psychiatric Nursing Science for a nursing college in KwaZulu Natal. The study consists of 4 phases. To reach the purpose of the study, a situational analysis was done in 3 phases to identify the principles for a Community Based Curriculum in Psychiatric Nursing Science. In Phase I - a document analysis of relevant government policies and legislation was conducted to obtain the principles of mental health care. In Phase H - the statistics of the psychiatric diagnoses of patients from two community psychiatric clinics and one psychiatric hospital admission unit were collected. From the prevalence of the mental disorders, the mental health needs and problems were identified. These were the principles of Phase II. Phase III - was the focus group interviews with the psychiatric nurse educators of a nursing college in KwaZulu Natal to ascertain their viewpoints on a Community Based Curriculum in Psychiatric Nursing Science. From the findings of the focus group interviews, a literature control and conceptual framework were done. Thereafter, the principles of mental health care from this phase were identified. The principles of Phase I, II and III were used to formulate Phase IV, which was the guidelines for the operationalisation of Community Based Curriculum in Psychiatric Nursing Science. The outcomes based approach was used in the Community Based Curriculum in Psychiatric Nursing Science in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework of the South African Qualifications Authority. Recommendations concerning nursing practice, nursing education and further study were made at the end of the study including the limitations affecting the study
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Die verskynsel van gesinne wat betrokke is by besluitneming oor onttrekking van lewensondersteunende behandeling

Oberholster, Madré 20 May 2014 (has links)
M.Cur. (Psychiatric nursing) / Withdrawal of life-support treatment is a well-known concept which has been studied often, especially from a medical point of view. The life-world of families involved in decision making concerning withdrawal of life-support of a family member is, however, an unknown field. This leads to the reaction and behavior of families to this traumatic process often begin mistakenly described by professionals as "difficult" , "passive" or "incapable of decision making". The patient and his/her family have, to a large extent, the right of self-determination and the right to take part in decision making. In the intensive care unit it often happens, according to Burger (1996:1-175), that the patient is not able to participate actively in the decision making process because of his/her illness and/or medication. The family then steps forward as decision maker and as the patient's "mouthpiece". The situation arises where the family, who must make the decision about withdrawal of life support treatment, are exposed to utterly moral conflict. Burger (1996:163) found that a family that experiences such trauma is not capable of focusing and assimilating knowledge. Members of the family have a great need for support and the intensive care nurse cannot provide that support for different reasons. One of the reasons being limited time and the other not being able to build therapeutic relationships. Because of the above mentioned, the overall objective of this study is to analyse the phenomenon of families who are involved in decision making concerning withdrawal of life-support treatment of a family member. Guidelines have been formulated according to the analysis of this phenomenon for the psychiatric nurse specialist to mobilise resources for the family to promote, maintain and restore their mental health as integral part of health. The research model of Botes (1989:1-283) is used in this study. The study is undertaken from the Judeo-Christian perspective of Nursing for the Whole Person Theory (Oral Roberts University, Anna Vaughn School of Nursing, 1990:136-142). A phenomenon analysis was undertaken in two phases. During the first phase, secondary analysis of primary data was done on the family used in Burger (1996:1-175) and was followed up by phenomenological interviews with families in the same circumstances and according to the same criteria that Burger (1996:1-175) used in her study. Data were analysed in collaboration with an independent coder. The family used for member checking in this study was also used in data control. A literature control was conducted as part of data control. On the ground of the repetitive themes from the secondary analysis and phenomenological interviews with the family involved in member checking, guidelines were formulated in phase two, based on all the data obtained from phase one, for psychiatric nursing specialists to mobilise resources for families in this situation. The proposed guidelines leave the door open for follow-up research where a model for assistance can be formulated for psychiatric nursing specialists to assist these families, since intensive care personnel are either too involved in the process, or do not always know how to build therapeutic relationships and usually also do not have enough time to attend to the patient's family.
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The ace model for facilitation of mastery of SOS mother's autonomy through empowerment as part of promoting their mental health.

Modungwa, Nonceba Maithian 15 August 2012 (has links)
D.Cur. / The occupation of the SOS mother, which involves long-term care for orphaned and abandoned children under the SOS Children's Villages organisation, is unique and peculiar in many respects. She is expected to play a dual role of being a foster parent and a childcare professional, at the same time. The latter presents challenges of its own because the professional status is only recognised internally by the organisation. In one way or another, most of the children for which the SOS mother is responsible, have been exposed to some form of trauma. The problems of caring and parenting such children are well documented in the literature. These include learning and behaviour problems. For this reason, the mental health of the SOS mother, who is the focus of this study, should be of special interest to mental health practitioner. The motivation for this study arises out of a change that the organisation is trying to enforce in the work of the SOS mother. This change comes with the release of the new quality standards to guide village work. One of these standards, the SOS mother's autonomy, requires the SOS mother, like any mother in the community to take full responsibility for her SOS family, including the development of the children under her care. When she needs help, she seeks expert advice from village co-workers and from the community. In addition, the career of the SOS mother has to be developed so that she functions like a childcare professional and that her training is recognised by the government and other training institutions. This represents a big change from how most SOS villages have been operating. Up to this point, village co-workers made important decisions about the SOS family and the children while the SOS mother did the caring part. The change is expected to affect the interactions between SOS mothers and their co-workers and consequently, their mental health. For this reason, it was felt that there was a need to facilitate the implementation of the SOS mother's autonomy standard, which would also promote the mental health of the SOS mothers. The purpose of this research was, therefore, to develop and describe a model that would serve as a framework for the advanced psychiatric nurse practitioner to promote the mental health of SOS mothers by facilitating the implementation of the SOS mother's autonomy within SOS Children's Villages of Southern Africa Region 11. The research also focused on developing guidelines for the implementation of the model in practice.
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The role of professional nurses towards the provision of mental healthcare to mental health care users within a selected hospital in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Rangwawaneni, M. E. 05 1900 (has links)
See the attached abstract below
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Workplace violence experienced by student nurses during clinical placement at psychiatric insitutions in KwaZulu-Natal

Mvunelo, Nomhle 01 July 2014 (has links)
Workplace violence directed at student nurses in training in psychiatric institutions is a significant concern as it negatively affects the quality of learning and causes the students to have a negative perception of nursing as a profession. The absence of scientific data describing the perceptions of student nurses about workplace violence and their clinical learning outcome motivated the researcher to conduct the study. Quantitative, descriptive research was conducted to explore the influence that workplace violence will have on clinical learning outcomes of student nurses who are studying psychiatric nursing at psychiatric institutions in KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa. Data was gathered using a 71 question questionnaire, which was adapted from the one used by Hewett (2010). With the necessary permission from the health authorities, the campus principals and the nursing students, a group of 4th year student nurses (n=163) from 6 campuses of the KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing (KZNCN) who have worked in psychiatric units for at least 3 months and longer participated in the study. The study highlighted the types of workplace violence encountered by student nurses, the effects of workplace violence on students’ academic performance and the barriers to the reporting of workplace violence encountered by the student nurses. The study revealed that there is a large amount of non-physical, some physical and a few incidents of sexual violence directed towards the student nurses at the psychiatric institutions, and that it has a negative impact on student learning. The recommendations emanating from the study support the idea of a shared responsibility between healthcare and education institutions and the focus is on preparing and equipping the student psychiatric nurses to confront, withstand and break the cycle of workplace violence. / Health Studies / M.A. (Nursing Science)
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Sjuksköterskans erfarenheter av att motivera vuxna personer med depression i psykiatrisk öppenvård till fysisk aktivitet : - En intervjustudie / Nurses’ experiences of motivating adults with depression in psychiatric outpatient care to physical activity : - An interview study

Lindholm, Anna, Södergren, Marie January 2020 (has links)
Bakgrund: Att motivera deprimerade patienter till fysisk aktivitet upplevde sjuksköterskor många gånger var svårt på grund av patientens tillstånd. Syfte: Studien syftade till att undersöka och beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att motivera patienter med depression inom vuxenpsykiatrisk öppenvård till att aktivera sig fysiskt. Metod: Författarna genomförde en semistrukturerad intervjustudie baserat på tolv intervjuer som analyserades genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: I studien framkom vikten av att anpassa arbetet efter individens förutsättningar. Sjuksköterskorna använde sig inte av någon specifik metod, men utifrån intervjuernas innehåll kunde fyra kategorier avseende innehållet i kontakterna mellan sjuksköterska och patient identifieras: att informera, stödja, vägleda och att skapa en utvecklande miljö. Slutsats: Sjuksköterskorna fokuserade på hela patientens livssituation då de ansåg att många bitar spelar in för att man ska kunna motivera patienten till fysisk aktivitet. / Background: Nurses' experience of motivating patients with depression to physical activity was that motivational work with patients was often difficult due to the patient's condition. Objective: The study aimed to investigate and describe nurses' experiences of motivating patients with depression in adult psychiatric outpatient care to become physically active. Method: The authors conducted a semi-structured interview study based on twelve interviews that were analyzed through a qualitative content analysis. Results: The study revealed the importance of adapting their work to the individual's circumstances. The nurses did not use any specific method, but based on the content of the interviews, four categories regarding the content of the contacts between the nurse and the patient were identified: to inform, to support, to guide and to create a developing environment. Conclusion: The nurses focused on the entire patient's life situation as they considered many parts had a role to play in order to motivate the patient to physical activity. / <p>Godkännandedatum: 2020-05-25</p>
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SJUKSKÖTERSKANS PERSPEKTIV PÅ INFÖRANDETAV DEPOTINJEKTION BUPRENORFIN I LARO : EN INTERVJUSTUDIE / NURSE’S PERSPECTIVE ON INTRODUCING PROLONGED-RELEASE INJECTABLE BUPRENORPHINE IN OPIOID SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT : AN INTERVIEW STUDY

Rhodin, Tove, Rosén, Anneli January 2022 (has links)
Bakgrund: LARO i Sverige är omgärdat av strikta regler. Läkemedlen som används, däribland buprenorfin, intas dagligen övervakat av sjuksköterska de tre första månaderna och vidare till dess att patienten bedöms kunna ta läkemedlet på egen hand. Sedan 2018 finns buprenorfin som depotinjektion veckovis eller månadsvis, vilket innebär en ny omvårdnadssituation. Syfte: Att utforska sjuksköterskans perspektiv på införandet av buprenorfin som depotinjektion i LARO. Metod: Tolv semistrukturerade intervjuer av sjuksköterskor med erfarenhet av depotinjektioner buprenorfin i LARO. Resultat: Införandet av depotinjektioner innebar ett fokusskifte i behandling och omvårdnad med bland annat minskad kontroll och ökad tillit mellan sjuksköterska och patient. Behandlingen med depotinjektioner ansågs kunna öppna för ökad egenmakt för patienterna. LARO-enheternas organisatoriska förutsättningar påverkade hur de tagit sig an den nya behandlingsformen. Kunskap och samsyn efterfrågades. Slutsats: Depotinjektioner buprenorfin kan öppna upp för nya sätt att främja egenmakt i LARO. Det finns ett behov av forskning på området. / Background: Opioid substitution treatment in Sweden is strictly regulated. Medications like Buprenorphine are taken daily supervised by a nurse during the initial three months and thereafter until the patient is assessed to be trusted with self-administration. Prolonged-release injectable Buprenorphine has beenavailable since 2018 for weekly or monthly use. This has implications for nursing care and practices. Purpose: To explore the nurse’s perspective on introducing prolonged-release injectable buprenorphine in opioid substitution treatment. Method: Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurses experienced in treatment with prolonged-release injectable buprenorphine. Results: The introduction of injection treatment entailed a shift in focus regarding restrains, trust and patient empowerment. The care units’ approaches to the new treatment differed and was influenced by organisational conditions. Nurses requested more knowledge and consensus about the new treatment. Conclusion:Prolonged-release injectable formulations may enable new approaches to patientempowerment in opioid substitution treatment. Research in this field is required.
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Lived experiences of general nurses working in Standerton Hospital medical wards designated to be a 72-hour assessment for psychiatric patients

Gule, Nozipho Felicity 11 1900 (has links)
The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the lived experiences of general nurses working at Standerton hospital medical wards which also admit psychiatric patients. A qualitative, descriptive phenomenological approach was used for the study. The study population consisted of seven general nurses working in medical wards at Standerton hospital. Purposive sampling was used to select participants who met the inclusion criteria. Researcher used in-depth face to face interviews to collect data until data saturation was achieved. Tesch’s method of qualitative data analysis was utilised to identify themes. Three themes and five sub-themes emerged from the study: theme1: perceived danger due to aggression sub-themes stress for medical patients, stress for medical patients’ families and stress for nurses. Theme 2: lack of skills in dealing with psychiatric patients’ sub- theme use of restrains. Theme 3: self fulfilling prophecy subtheme reported incidences. The study findings demonstrate the plight of general nurses who are not trained to work with psychiatric patients but continue to do so. Findings further accentuate what is already known about the labelling that goes with psychiatric patients and aggression as a resultant effect. Recommendations were made for future research, policy makers, nursing education and practice. / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)

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