scholarly journals Experiences and Perceptions of Nursing Staff Working With Long-Stay Patients in a High Secure Psychiatric Hospital Setting

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Snigdha Dutta ◽  
Shazmin Majid ◽  
Birgit Völlm
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Hospital Setting

Significados de Morte: o Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo da Enfermagem / Meaning of Death: the collective subject speech of the nursing staff

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-58
Author(s):  
Fellipe Afonso de Azevedo ◽  
Noé D’jalma Araújo ◽  
Néliton Célio de Novais ◽  
José Vítor da Silva ◽  
Renato Augusto Passos
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emergency Units ◽  
Methodological Guidelines

RESUMOObjetivo: o presente trabalho teve como objetivo identificar os significados de morte emergentes das equipes de enfermagem que atuam nas unidades de Pronto Socorro e Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) em uma entidade de médio porte situada no Sul de Minas Gerais. Materiais e métodos: estudo de abordagem qualitativa, do tipo descritivo, de campo e transversal. A amostra estudada foi composta de oito enfermeiros, 22 técnicos e quatro auxiliares de enfermagem, totalizando 34 profissionais, sendo utilizado o instrumento de caracterização pessoal e profissional da equipe de enfermagem e o roteiro de entrevista semiestruturada. A amostragem foi proposital. A coleta de dados foi realizada através de entrevista semiestruturada, gravada e transcrita. As diretrizes metodológicas do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo foram utilizadas para a seleção das ideias centrais e expressões-chave correspondentes, a partir das quais foram extraídos os discursos dos sujeitos, no cenário da instituição hospitalar. Resultados e Discussão: ao analisar o tema “significados de morte”, obtiveram-se as seguintes ideias centrais: “passagem”, “diversos significados”, “fim da vida” e “fim e começo de outra vida”. Conclusão: As concepções acerca do tema morte para os profissionais participantes deste trabalho reforça a necessidade de estudos sobre o tema durante a formação acadêmica. Certos de que irão vivenciar este tipo de situação no dia-a-dia profissional, é preciso prepará-los psicologicamente para isso.Palavras-chave: Morte, Equipe de enfermagem, Assistência ao paciente.ABSTRACTObjective: This study aimed to identify the meanings of emerging death of the nursing staff working in the Emergency Units and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a medium-sized entity located in southern Minas Gerais. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional qualitative field research. The sample was composed of 8 nurses, 22 technicians and 4 nursing assistants, totaling 34 professionals. It was used a tool of personal and professional characterization of the nursing team and a semi-structured interview. Sampling was intentional. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews, that were recorded and transcribed. The methodological guidelines of the Collective Subject Speech were used for the selection of the central ideas and corresponding key expressions, from which the speeches of the subjects were taken, in the hospital setting. Results and discussion: to examine the topic "death meanings" yielded the following core ideas: "pass", "different meanings", "end of life" and "end and beginning of another life." Conclusion: The conceptions about the death theme for the professional participants of this study reinforces the need for studies on the subject during their academic training. It is certain that they will experience this type of situation on their daily professional routine, therefore there is a need to prepare them psychologically for this.Keywords: Death, Nursing staff, Patient care.

Non-Diagnostic Prediction of Behaviour and Outcome in Male Psychiatric Admissions

1974 ◽  
Vol 124 (583) ◽  
pp. 579-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Richardson Alexander ◽  
David John Hall ◽  
J. Crawford Little
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Psychiatric Admissions ◽  
Therapeutic Programme ◽  
Regime Characteristic

The success of an in-patient therapeutic programme depends, in many instances, on the willingness of the patient to co-operate with medical and nursing staff, and to react positively to the permissive regime characteristic of the modern psychiatric hospital.

scholarly journals Knowledge of healthcare professionals about rights of patient’s images

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca Rodrigues Caires ◽  
Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira Lopes ◽  
Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno ◽  
Cássia Regina Vancini-Campanharo ◽  
Ruth Ester Assayag Batista
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Penal Code ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The City

Objective To assess knowledge of healthcare professionals about capture and reproduction of images of patients in a hospital setting. Methods A cross-sectional and observational study among 360 healthcare professionals (nursing staff, physical therapists, and physicians), working at a teaching hospital in the city of São Paulo (SP). A questionnaire with sociodemographic information was distributed and data were correlated to capture and reproduction of images at hospitals. Results Of the 360 respondents, 142 had captured images of patients in the last year, and 312 reported seeing other professionals taking photographs of patients. Of the participants who captured images, 61 said they used them for studies and presentation of clinical cases, and 168 professionals reported not knowing of any legislation in the Brazilian Penal Code regarding collection and use of images. Conclusion There is a gap in the training of healthcare professionals regarding the use of patient´s images. It is necessary to include subjects that address this theme in the syllabus of undergraduate courses, and the healthcare organizations should regulate this issue.

scholarly journals Improving emotional well-being for hospital-based patients with dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Petty ◽  
Amanda Griffiths ◽  
Donna Maria Coleston ◽  
Tom Dening
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Hospital Care ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hospital Nursing ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Hospital Resources

Purpose Improving hospital care for people with dementia is a well-established priority. There is limited research evidence to guide nursing staff in delivering person-centred care, particularly under conditions where patients are emotionally distressed. Misunderstood distress has negative implications for patient well-being and hospital resources. The purpose of this study is to use the expertise of nurses to recommend ways to care for the emotional well-being of patients with dementia that are achievable within the current hospital setting. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study was conducted in two long-stay wards providing dementia care in a UK hospital. Nursing staff (n = 12) were asked about facilitators and barriers to providing emotion-focused care. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings Nursing staff said that resources existed within the ward team, including ways to gather and present personal information about patients, share multidisciplinary and personal approaches, work around routine hospital tasks and agree an ethos of being connected with patients in their experience. Staff said these did not incur financial cost and did not depend upon staffing numbers but did take an emotional toll. Examples are given within each of these broader themes. Research limitations/implications The outcome is a short-list of recommended staff actions that hospital staff say could improve the emotional well-being of people with dementia when in hospital. These support and develop previous research. Originality/value In this paper, frontline nurses describe ways to improve person-centred hospital care for people with dementia.

Group music therapy impacts mood states of adolescents in a psychiatric hospital setting

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 50-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonah Shuman ◽  
Heather Kennedy ◽  
Peter DeWitt ◽  
Anthony Edelblute ◽  
Marianne Z. Wamboldt
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Group Music Therapy

Simulating Difficult Nurse Patient Relationships

2012 ◽  
pp. 141-156
Author(s):  
Peter Kandlbinder ◽  
Scott Brunero
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Patient Behaviour ◽  
Patient Relationships ◽  
Improve Patient

Difficult nurse-patient relationships are an area where general nurses can improve their knowledge, confidence and skill. This chapter describes a user-centred approach used to create a low-cost e-simulation of a commonly occurring case of manipulative patient behaviour. This e-simulation required nurses to focus on specific problems, gain understanding about the possible causes, and use empathetic understanding of what was needed to improve patient care. Specific examples from our experience of including nurses from the very beginning of the design process illustrate how everyday technology can provide an authentic experience of difficult nurse-patient behaviours to prepare general nursing staff who are facing a higher incidence of mental illness in patients that are now in the general hospital setting.

Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy for Trauma-Related Nightmares With Psychiatric Inpatients: A Case Series

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21
Author(s):  
Helen Reiter ◽  
Leanne Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Individualized Care

Research has shown that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly prevalent diagnosis for psychiatric patients, yet individualized care and treatment is limited in the inpatient acute care sector. Two case studies are presented which examine the use of Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy (ERRT) for chronic trauma-related nightmares, within a private acute care inpatient psychiatric hospital setting. ERRT is empirically supported with efficacy for veteran and civilian populations, however no research to date has been conducted with psychiatric inpatients. Two participants diagnosed with PTSD, suffering distressing trauma-related nightmares, completed ERRT over three sessions during their psychiatric hospital admission, with the aim of reducing the frequency and severity of nightmares and related psychological symptoms. PTSD, depression, sleep quality and quantity, and nightmare frequency and related distress, were measured pre-treatment, during treatment, and follow-up at one, 3 and 6 months. Only one participant reported ongoing nightmares by the third week of the intervention, with both participants reporting an absence of nightmares at the one and 3-month follow-ups, but mixed results by the 6-month follow-up. One participant also reported a reduction in PTSD symptoms and a mild improvement in depression. The results offer some preliminary support for the provision of ERRT for the treatment of trauma-related nightmares for psychiatric inpatients.

An Interdisciplinary Clinical Approach for Workplace Violence Prevention and Injury Reduction in the General Hospital Setting: S.A.F.E. Response

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 280-288
Author(s):  
Barbara E. Lakatos ◽  
Monique T. Mitchell ◽  
Reza Askari ◽  
Mary Lou Etheredge ◽  
Karen Hopcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Private Industry ◽  
Improvement Project

BACKGROUND: Workplace violence is a major public health concern. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, from 2002 to 2013, incidents of serious workplace violence (those requiring days off) were four times more common in health care than in private industry. AIMS: An interprofessional committee developed, implemented, and evaluated a quality improvement project from 2012 to 2016 to reduce workplace violence and prevent staff injury. The initiative termed S.A.F.E. Response stands for Spot a threat, Assess the risk, Formulate a safe response, Evaluate the outcome. METHOD: An institutional review board–approved quality improvement survey was implemented and evaluated. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. An interprofessional committee developed and implemented a comprehensive program to prevent injury, which included (a) a mandatory eLearning educational training, (b) a S.A.F.E. Response with standardized interventions for the clinical conditions affecting safety, and (c) a clinical debriefing process. A reduction in nursing staff assault incidence rates was identified as a success. RESULTS: Nursing staff injury rates decreased an average of 40%. CONCLUSIONS: A reduction in nursing staff assault incidence rates was notable. Clinicians equipped with knowledge, skills, and resources can identify and defuse unsafe situations to prevent violence. This clinical approach shifts the focus from crisis intervention to crisis prevention, which reduces injury.

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