Jehad Rababah, Mohammed M Al-Hammouri, Ayat Awawdeh
The association between undergraduate nursing students' health literacy and bullying and cyberbullying victimization
Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
aggression psychiatric hospitals interest researchers information different stakeholders perceive patient aggression remains equivocal even less known possible similarities differences stakeholders perceptions aggressive behaviour understood managed prevented psychiatric hospitals aimed explore multiple viewpoints patient aggression possible causes outcomes development ideas prevention management qualitative design adopted data collected using focus group interviews thematic approach used interpretation data collected 15 adult wards two inpatient psychiatric settings hong kong participants nurses working psychiatric inpatient wards patients admitted wards informal caregivers visiting inpatient wards n 94 commonalities groups found patient aggression perceived occurs patients especially nurses described patient aggression occurred clear reason forewarning patients physically controlled restricted aggressive events nurses patients expressed experiencing physical burden groups considered psychological burden consequence aggression groups proposed helpful attitudes among nurses better communication structural changes better selfmanagement skills would prevent patient aggression risk assessment proposed nurses patients safety measures proposed nurses informal caregivers use restrictive interventions manage aggressive events proposed groups despite complex diversity perspectives different stakeholder groups regarding patient aggression findings highlighted possible achieve mutual understanding aggression psychiatric hospitals identify areas developed staffs attitudes skills engagement communication patients informal caregivers improved also still room develop therapeutic environment culture toward meaningful activities treatment period