professional quality of life and patient care

A sequential explanatory mixed-method design.

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abuse by patients

Australian ED nurses are experiencing frequent high-level occupational violence at the hands of patients both on and off-duty. Almost all participants have experienced abuse by a patient in the last 12 months.  The line between professional and personal spheres is blurred with fear of and abuse by patients experienced both at work and when recognised by patients in their communities while off duty. Further details coming soon.

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professional quality of life

Professional quality of life is a balance between the positive (compassion satisfaction) and negative (secondary traumatic stress & burnout) aspects of care-work. Ideally we want to maximise the positives and minimise the negatives in order to bolster resilience. The current research has identified that Australian ED nurses are experiencing diminished compassion satisfaction and elevated levels of secondary traumatic stress and burnout. Further details coming soon.

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nurse-patient relationship

Abuse by patients and impaired professional quality of life have demonstrable negative impacts upon nurse attitudes towards patients, professional conduct at the point of patient care and conflict management skills. There are tremendous implications for the tertiary education, occupational safety and health-care sectors. Further details coming soon. 

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For more information about the work of Dr. Beth Hudnall Stamm, professional quality of life, ProQOL Theory and the ProQOL V survey utilised for this project please see: http://proqol.org

 

All photography J.C. Ingram.