Experiences of forensic nurses regarding the provision of care to victims of sexual assault in selected public hospitals of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Ravhura, Grace Tshilidzi

dc.contributor.advisor	Zungu, L. (Lindiwe)
dc.contributor.author	Ravhura, Grace Tshilidzi
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-14T12:26:08Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-14T12:26:08Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07
dc.identifier.citation	Ravhura, Grace Tshilidzi (2014) Experiences of forensic nurses regarding the provision of care to victims of sexual assault in selected public hospitals of Limpopo Province, South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18917>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18917
dc.description.abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of forensic nurses when providing care to victims of sexual assault in selected public hospitals of Limpopo province. Methods: A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual research design was employed in this study. A sample of 7 registered nurses was purposively selected to partake in in-depth unstructured interviews. Results: Four themes associated with the experience of providing care to victims of sexual assaults emerged during data analysis. These included (1) psychological experiences of nursing victims of sexual assault, (2) physical challenges associated with implementing the forensic nursing specialty in a clinical setting, (3) psychological coping strategies to deal with challenges experienced, and (4) the experience of managerial support. Conclusion: Participants reported negative psychological and physical experiences of providing care to victims of sexual assault, which resulted to occupational stress. Recommendations of forensic nurses support guidelines and further research were made.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xi, 92, [x], leaves) : color map
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Forensic nursing	en
dc.subject	Sexual assault	en
dc.subject	Victim	en
dc.subject	Care	en
dc.subject	Experiences	en
dc.subject	Public hospital	en
dc.subject	South Africa	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.885096825
dc.subject.lcsh	Crisis intervention (Mental health services) -- South Africa -- Limpopo	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Forensic nursing -- South Africa -- Limpopo	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Rape victims -- Services for -- South Africa -- Limpopo	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Rape victims -- Care -- South Africa -- Limpopo	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Sexual abuse victims -- Care -- South Africa -- Limpopo	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Sexual abuse victims -- Services for -- South Africa -- Limpopo	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Public hospitals -- Medical staff -- South Africa -- Limpopo -- Psychological aspects
dc.title	Experiences of forensic nurses regarding the provision of care to victims of sexual assault in selected public hospitals of Limpopo Province, South Africa	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies
dc.description.degree	M. A. (Health Studies)