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The experiences of student nurses caring for mental health care users with profound intellectual disabilities

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dc.contributor.advisor Mfidi, F. H.
dc.contributor.advisor Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, G.B.
dc.contributor.author Malapela, Rakgadi Grace
dc.date.accessioned 2015-05-27T10:11:46Z
dc.date.available 2015-05-27T10:11:46Z
dc.date.issued 2014-11
dc.identifier.citation Malapela, Rakgadi Grace (2-11) The experiences of student nurses caring for mental health care users with profound intellectual disabilities, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18651> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18651
dc.description Text in English en
dc.description.abstract The purpose of the study was to describe and explore the experiences of student nurses in caring for mental health users with profound intellectual disabilities in one of the care and rehabilitation centre at Gauteng province incorporating the Common Sense Model. Qualitative descriptive and explorative research was conducted to explore the experiences of student caring for mental health care users with profound intellectual disabilities and to recommend the best practices in caring for mental health care users with profound intellectual disabilities. Data collection was done using reflective diaries and in depth interviews. Twelve participants participated in the study. The study composed of student nurses (n=12) caring for mental health care users with profound intellectual disabilities. Five themes emerged from the study i.e. emotionally challenging, communication difficulties, lack of knowledge on the nature of intellectual disability, burden of care and mixed feelings. Findings of the study revealed that completing nurses find working with profound intellectual disabilities to be emotionally challenging and that negative experiences outweigh the positive experiences, resulting in their reluctance to want to work with profound intellectual disability users. It is therefore incumbent upon policy makers and hospital administrators to take cognisance of these negative feelings so that ways of minimising these frustrations and promoting the wellbeing of nurses caring for mental health care users with profound intellectual disabilities are promoted. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (ix, 108 leaves)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Care and Rehabilitation Centre en
dc.subject Caring en
dc.subject Mental health care users en
dc.subject Nursing education institutions (NEIs) en
dc.subject Profound intellectual disabilities en
dc.subject Student nurse en
dc.subject.ddc 616.890231096822
dc.subject.ddc Nursing students -- South Africa -- Gauteng -- Attitudes
dc.subject.ddc Mentally ill -- Rehabilitation
dc.subject.ddc Community health nursing -- South Africa -- Gauteng
dc.subject.ddc Psychiatric nursing -- South Africa -- Gauteng
dc.subject.ddc Nurse and patient -- South Africa -- Gauteng
dc.title The experiences of student nurses caring for mental health care users with profound intellectual disabilities en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Health Studies en
dc.description.degree M.A. (Health Studies)


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