PRELIMINARY RESULTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE.

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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.

 

WHAT IF I HAVE CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS?

 

This study has been assessed as low risk by the Human Research Ethics Committee at Central Queensland University (HREC code H16/05-139).  If you have any concerns about the conduct/nature of this study please contact:

 

CQUniversity Office of Research

Ph: 49232603

Email: ethics@cqu.edu.au

Mail: Building 32, CQUniversity Rockhampton QLD, AUS, 4702.

 

 

WHAT IF I FELT DISTRESSED DURING OR AFTER THE STUDY?

Should you require any support you could consider making contact with Lifeline (Ph: 13 11 14) or Beyondblue (1300 22 46 36).  You might also like to visit http://www.compassionfatigue.org   or  http://www.healthycaregiving.com/ for more information on related topics.

 

 

WHAT IF I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE STUDY?

 

You may contact the researcher Jacqueline Ingram j.ingram@cqu.edu.au or the primary research supervisor Dr. Trudy Dwyer t.dwyer@cqu.edu.au .

 

 

Regards,

Jacqueline.