M.Cur. (Psychiatric Nursing) / The purpose of this study was to explore the experiential world of the chronic psychiatric patient In a rehabilitation centro and to sot guidelines for the psychiatric nurso to utilize the principles of restoration of merital health. Various stumbling blocks In the recovery process of chronic psychiatric patients were noticed in a rehabilitation centre. The centre Is highly structured and democratic decision making does not always transpire. The external environment Is In a residential area characterised by violence. The question arising, was to what degree the chronic psychiatric patient's experience of his/herworld In the rehabilitation centre, can contribute towards the mobilization of resources In order to facilitate the restoration of mental health of the chronic psychiatric patient and reintegration Into society. The approach followed, was that of the Nursing Whole Person Theory. With this theory as basis, the chronic psychiatric patient Is viewed as a whole In Interaction with his/her Internaland external environment In his/her questfor mental health as Integral part of wholeness. An exploratory and descriptive qualitative study, contextual of nature, was used as research design. The method for research was phenomenological, semi· structured interviews with chronic psychiatric patients In a rehabilitation centre. The participants In this study were selected In a purposive and non-selective manner. Botes' Model for Nursing Research was used to structure the research of this study. Measures used for reliability and validity, were that of Woods and Catanzaro. The central question "How do you experience living In this rehabilitation centre?" was asked. Similar studies were Investigated In order to ascertain similarities and unique aspects of this study. Categories of experience within the unit of assessment and diagnosis from the Nursing for the Whole Person Theory, Indicated both stumbling blocks and facilitating elements. Stumbling blocks In chronic psychiatric patients' (In a rehabilitation centre) quest for wholeness were experiences of avoidance, frustration, anxiety, lack of motivation, Inability to maintain longstanding relationships and dispute.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:10721 |
| Date | 15 April 2014 |
| Creators | Steyn nee Wissing, Amanda De Meion, Steyn, Amanda de Meion |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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