TY - JOUR
T1 - The Care of Patients with Psychiatric Symptoms in General Hospitalisation Units
T2 - A Phenomenological Study
AU - Zaraza-Morales, Daniel Ricardo
AU - Duque-Ortiz, Camilo
AU - Castañeda-Palacio, Hellen Lucia
AU - Hinestrosa Montoya, Liliana María
AU - Chica Chica, Maria Isabel
AU - Hernández Sánchez, Lina Marcela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Asociación Colombiana de Psiquiatría
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Introduction: The objective of this study was to explore the approach to patients with psychiatric symptoms by nursing professionals in general hospitalisation units in the city of Medellín, Colombia. Methods: A qualitative study with the method of interpretive phenomenology. 11 nursing professionals from general hospitalisation units in the city of Medellín, Colombia participated. The information analysis was processed according to the Phenomenological Interpretive Analysis method and with the support of the NVIVO Plus 12 software. Results: The nurses’ experience is described through three themes: representations of the patient with psychiatric symptoms, the patient as aggressive, violent and unpredictable; feeling fearful while providing care, caring for others in the midst of prevention, fear and stress, and being in a chaotic situation, a circumstance that gets out of control and alters the dynamics of the hospitalisation unit. Conclusions: Caring for patients with psychiatric symptoms is stressful, especially when nursing professionals perceive a lack of support from other colleagues and from the hospital administration. The above favours the development of alterations in the professional's physical and mental health.
AB - Introduction: The objective of this study was to explore the approach to patients with psychiatric symptoms by nursing professionals in general hospitalisation units in the city of Medellín, Colombia. Methods: A qualitative study with the method of interpretive phenomenology. 11 nursing professionals from general hospitalisation units in the city of Medellín, Colombia participated. The information analysis was processed according to the Phenomenological Interpretive Analysis method and with the support of the NVIVO Plus 12 software. Results: The nurses’ experience is described through three themes: representations of the patient with psychiatric symptoms, the patient as aggressive, violent and unpredictable; feeling fearful while providing care, caring for others in the midst of prevention, fear and stress, and being in a chaotic situation, a circumstance that gets out of control and alters the dynamics of the hospitalisation unit. Conclusions: Caring for patients with psychiatric symptoms is stressful, especially when nursing professionals perceive a lack of support from other colleagues and from the hospital administration. The above favours the development of alterations in the professional's physical and mental health.
KW - General hospital
KW - Mental disorders
KW - Nursing care
KW - Psychological symptoms
KW - Stereotyping
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rcp.2022.04.007
DO - 10.1016/j.rcp.2022.04.007
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85132526570
SN - 0034-7450
JO - Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatria
JF - Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatria
ER -