Enhancing the therapeutic role of registered nurses in a care-and-rehabilitation facility

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dc.contributor.advisorJansen, R.
dc.contributor.authorMofokeng, Anna N.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-18T10:38:53Z
dc.date.available2021-05-18T10:38:53Z
dc.date.issued2021-02
dc.description.abstractRegistered nurses, as frontline health care providers, render nursing care to people with intellectual disabilities in care-and-rehabilitation facilities. It is their responsibility to deliver therapeutic nursing care by creating a therapeutic milieu for people with intellectual disabilities in long-term wards. They are however challenged by various difficulties addressing these needs in unconducive environments. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the recommendations of registered nurses to enhance their therapeutic role in care-and- rehabilitation facilities. The study followed a qualitative, explorative and descriptive research design. A purposive selection of participants (n=22), consisting of registered nurses working in a care-and-rehabilitation facility at the Free State Psychiatric Complex, was conducted. Nominal group discussions were administered by an experienced facilitator that explored the registered nurses' recommendations on their therapeutic role in a careand-rehabilitation facility. Four nominal group discussions were held with 22 registered nurses that produced 66 statements. Van Breda’s multiple group data analysis steps were followed to analyse the data collected. Themes and sub-themes were identified from data gathered during the nominal group discussions. Seven themes emerged, namely communication, staff support, healthcare environment, care delivery, education, legislative and policy framework as well as resources. Each theme produced relevant sub-themes. The findings led to specific recommendations related to the themes and sub-themes. These could guide the various stakeholders to assist registered nurses to render competent and comprehensive therapeutic nursing care for people with intellectual disabilities in care-and-rehabilitation facilities.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/11133
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertation (M.Soc.Sc. (Nursing))--University of the Free State, 2021en_ZA
dc.subjectRegistered nursesen_ZA
dc.subjectTherapeutic nursing careen_ZA
dc.subjectIntellectual disabilitiesen_ZA
dc.subjectFree State Psychiatric Complexen_ZA
dc.subjectCare-and-rehabilitation facilitiesen_ZA
dc.subjectHealthcare environmenten_ZA
dc.subjectStaff support - Healthcare environmenten_ZA
dc.titleEnhancing the therapeutic role of registered nurses in a care-and-rehabilitation facilityen_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen_ZA
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