University of Venda, Thohoyandou, Limpopo, South Africa.
Nurs Open. 2024 May;11(5):e2174. doi: 10.1002/nop2.2174.
To explore and describe the daily experiences of non-psychiatric nurses working in selected acute psychiatric wards in South Africa.
A qualitative explorative and descriptive study design was used.
Individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews were used to gather data from fifteen non-psychiatric nurses with a minimum of one month of experience working in acute psychiatric wards in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Data were analysed using eight Tech techniques. The study is reported following consolidation criteria for reporting qualitative research.
Findings on non-psychiatric nurses' daily experience revealed three themes: (1) Unsafe working environment, (2) Managing difficulties due to lack of skills and (3) Strategies to support non-psychiatric nurses in acute psychiatric wards. Findings suggested institutional and managerial interventions in the form of orientation, in-service training and workshops and resource provision. Future studies should be done to develop a model for supporting non-psychiatric nurses in Limpopo Province, South Africa's acute psychiatric wards.
探索和描述在南非选定的急性精神病病房工作的非精神科护士的日常体验。
采用定性探索性和描述性研究设计。
从在南非林波波省急性精神病病房工作至少一个月的 15 名非精神科护士中,使用个人面对面半结构化访谈收集数据。使用 8 种 Tech 技术进行数据分析。本研究按照报告定性研究的统一标准进行报告。
非精神科护士日常体验的发现包括三个主题:(1)不安全的工作环境,(2)因缺乏技能而导致的管理困难,(3)在急性精神病病房支持非精神科护士的策略。研究结果表明,需要在机构和管理层面进行干预,包括定向培训、在职培训和研讨会以及资源提供。未来的研究应该在南非林波波省的急性精神病病房开发支持非精神科护士的模型。