Pediatric mental health nurses, working in an agency in the midst of introducing
Trauma Informed Care, were interviewed to examine the factors influencing perceptions of aggression. Relational Inquiry (Hartrick Doane & Varcoe, 2005; 2007) framed the research and Kvale’s (1996) Interpretive Methodology informed the interview and analysis. The complexity of relationships impacted the participants’ perceptions. Two constructs interwoven throughout the findings: time to develop relationships and knowledge about the individuals with whom the relationships were to be formed. Five themes were identified however the Participant-Colleague relationship was critical to perceptions of aggression. The Participant-Child relationship and the functioning of the system of care were important. The participants recognized reflexivity as critical to the understanding of their perceptions. The participant’s created a common understanding of aggression. Recommendations include: 1) clinical supervision to explore issues of moral distress and burnout 2) create capacity for nursing research 3) expand research exploring ‘safety’, ‘support’ and observational studies. / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uvic.ca/oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/4439 |
| Date | 18 January 2013 |
| Creators | Faulkner-Gibson, Lorelei |
| Contributors | Doane, Gweneth Hartrick |
| Source Sets | University of Victoria |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | Available to the World Wide Web |
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