'We are working in specialty units'-An exploratory qualitative study.

Aim: To explore related support needs of general nurses in specialty mental health units and provide references for formulating a model to support this population working in mental health care units.

Design: An exploratory qualitative design.

Method: In-depth individual unstructured interviews were performed with 15 general nurses who worked in mental health care units and were selected through purposive sampling.

Daily experiences of non-psychiatric nurses in acute psychiatric wards.

Aim: To explore and describe the daily experiences of non-psychiatric nurses working in selected acute psychiatric wards in South Africa.

Design: A qualitative explorative and descriptive study design was used.

Methods: 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.

Patient aggression experienced by professional nurses in acute psychiatric ward: South Africa.

Background: Aggression of patients in hospital wards has become an endemic problem and professional nurses are particularly at high risk.

Aim: This article presents the types of patient aggression experienced by professional nurses working in an acute psychiatric ward in Vhembe District, South Africa.

Setting: Vhembe District, South Africa.

Facilitation of the mental health of adolescents abusing substances: A concept analysis.

Background: The use and abuse of substances, especially among the youth, continues to be of serious concern within the international community. This behaviour affects them as individuals, their families, the community in which they live, and society at large. Findings from a study conducted by the researcher indicate that adolescents who abuse substances experience a range of emotional, physical, academic and social setbacks, and challenges.

Experiences of Student Nurses Regarding Experiential Learning in Specialized Psychiatric Hospitals in South Africa, a Qualitative Study.

Background: Experiential learning in specialized psychiatric hospitals is as essential as other learning in any discipline in nursing education as it allows student nurses to correlate theory to practice. Experiential learning in the mental health environment has been identified as a significant factor in promoting a more favorable attitude among student nurses toward mental health nursing.

Aim: The study explored student nurses' personal experiences regarding experiential learning in specialized psychiatric hospitals.

Professional Nurses' Experiences of Student Nurses' Absenteeism during Psychiatric Clinical Placement in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A Qualitative Study.

Psychiatric clinical placement is as essential as other placements in any discipline in nursing education as it allows student nurses to correlate theory to practice. Several research studies have been conducted on nurses' experiences of the clinical supervision of students, but absenteeism is still a challenge globally. In this study, professional nurses' experiences of student nurses' absenteeism from psychiatric clinical placements in Limpopo Province, South Africa, were examined.

Title: Caring for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Challenge to Caregivers in Rural Areas of South Africa.

Background: In South Africa, children with cerebral palsy are nested within a family setting by immediate relatives, particularly in the rural areas. These immediate relatives are regarded as caregivers and are not trained with regard to providing care to children with special needs. Therefore, they have to find ways to adapt to their new roles of caregiving using the available resources.

Psychiatric Clinical Placement: Agony for College Nursing Students in South Africa.

(1) Background: Clinical placements in psychiatric nursing science (PNS) are as important as other placements in any discipline in nursing education as they allow students to correlate theory to practice. Nursing students' absenteeism has become a grave concern in psychiatric institutions in South Africa. This study investigated the clinical factors leading to student nurses' absenteeism in the Limpopo College of Nursing during the psychiatric nursing science clinical placement.

How do family members perceive re-integration of male state patients into their families in South Africa? A qualitative analysis.

Background: State patients are admitted to a psychiatric hospital after being declared as such by the magistrate courts as a result of not found fit to stand trial for the offence they had committed. After successful rehabilitation of state patients at the psychiatric hospital, they need to be re-integrated into their families. Family members' perceptions regarding re-integration of male state patients are not largely explored in the scientific body of knowledge.