Psychiatric nurses’ experiences after the closure of Life Esidimeni psychiatric care centres
Curationis
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Psychiatric nurses’ experiences after the closure of Life Esidimeni psychiatric care centres | |
| Creator | Temane, Annie Manamela, Maide Poggenpoel, Marie | |
| Description | Background: A national tragedy occurred between October 2015 and June 2016 when psychiatric patients with profound intellectual disabilities were transferred from psychiatric care centres to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The process of transferring psychiatric patients had severe consequences for psychiatric patients and psychiatric nurses.Objectives: The study’s objective was to explore and describe psychiatric nurses’ experiences after the closure of Life Esidimeni psychiatric care centres.Method: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was employed. Semi-structured interviews were utilised to collect data. Purposive sampling was utilised to select eight psychiatric nurses to participate in the study. Data were analysed using Tesch’s thematic method of coding.Results: The analysis of data revealed the following themes: With the closure of the care centres participants experienced (1) shock, dismay and life interruption; (2) trauma related to the disintegration, of psychiatric patients’ lives, their own families and work-life and (3) sense of resilience.Conclusion: From the findings, it is clear that the psychiatric nurses needed support as evidenced by the challenges they experienced. The healthcare professionals in mental health and mental health nursing post-graduate students could conduct further research focusing on the experiences and the impact that the closure of Life Esidimeni psychiatric care centres have on the psychiatric nurses’ mental health.Contribution: This study contributes to the body of knowledge in psychiatric nursing by highlighting the impact of hospital closure on psychiatric nurses. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2022-12-02 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/curationis.v45i1.2332 | |
| Source | Curationis; Vol 45, No 1 (2022); 9 pages 2223-6279 0379-8577 | |
| Language | eng | |
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