Self-reported incidents of violence towards nurses working in acute psychiatric units.

Background:  Acute psychiatric units are found to be stressful working environments because of the nature of illness patients present with.

Objectives:  This study aimed to determine self-reported incidents of physical and verbal violence towards nurses working in acute psychiatric units in Western Cape, South Africa.

Method:  A questionnaire was used to collect data.

Objective structured clinical examination: Do first-year nursing students perceive it to be stressful?

Background:  The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is widely accepted as an effective means of assessing clinical competence and nursing skills. There is, however, little existing knowledge on how first-year nursing students perceived stress during their first OSCE.

Objectives:  To determine the perception of stress; to identify the perceived factors causing stress; and to determine the perceived incidence of stress.

Evaluation of a digital programme for final year nursing students during COVID-19.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate a digital programme aimed to address COVID-19 related anxiety of final year undergraduate nursing students on returning to the clinical practice during the pandemic in South Africa.

Background: In South Africa, concern about the physical and psychological safety of nursing students resulted in the planning of a psychological first aid program to facilitate nursing students return to clinical practice.

Design: A survey was conducted in September 2020 following the August 2020 return of final year nursing students to clinical facilities.

Experience of violence, coping and support for nurses working in acute psychiatric wards.

Background: Acute psychiatric wards are stressful working environments because of the nature of the mental illness of patients admitted. These patients present with a variety of complex psychiatric problems and social control that require skilled and competent nurses to manage them. The shortage of nurses, especially with advanced psychiatric qualifications or necessary experience, may create challenges for nurses as they navigate this stressful working environment.

Support interventions for nurses working in acute psychiatric units: A systematic review.

Unlabelled: Diverse support interventions have been implemented to provide support for nurses working in acute psychiatric settings. These interventions aimed at modifying the psychological and social factors, as they either prevent stress responses or reduce its effects to improve the psychological well-being of staff. This study aimed to examine effective stress reduction interventions for nurses and to identify key elements of these successful interventions.

Stress and coping - Perceptions of final year nursing students returning to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa.

Background: The novel nature of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic places challenges on nursing students as they try to complete the clinical requirement of their training. Nursing faculties need to understand these challenges to support and equip nursing students to enter the workforce.

Aim: To explore and describe the anticipated and subsequent perceptions of final year Bachelor of Nursing students returning to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.

Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observation units.

Background: Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observations units may be affected by working conditions such as an overflow of mental health care users (MHCUs), a shortage of nurses, lack of specialised staff and inadequate infrastructure to accommodate MHCUs amongst others.

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observation units.

Setting: The study was conducted in psychiatric observation units in eight hospitals in the Metropole District Health Services in the Western Cape.

Prevalence of burnout among nurses working at a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape.

Background: Nurses are exposed to stress when working in the mental health care environment. This may be because of nurses being frontline health care providers. They develop close interpersonal relationships with mental health care users (MHCUs), which is inherent in the type of care that is provided.