Challenges faced by nurses in hospitals

 

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In this article I will talk about a nurse whose name is Graham Levy's and how an incident ended his nursing career and some other short stories that were shared by the nurses that includes various difficulties that were faced by them at workplace.  There were various types of violence that were faced by him while he was working.  Graham Levy, a former nurse who was assaulted by a patient, has a 15-centimeter hole in his stomach wall, restricted neck movement, hearing loss, and psychological problems. He is no longer employed and is considered to have a whole-body impairment of 32%. Mr. Levy remembers the day he was attacked while seated across the street from Macquarie Hospital, a mental health facility in Sydney's north.

Challenges and Limitations in Brief

Situational Problem - The first time he has visited since being assaulted in February 2016 is now. He feels awfully and unpleasant being in hospital. His life was instantly altered that day.  He entered his workplace as usual. He was given a seriously ill patient to care for. As usual he introduced himself to the patient and the patient stood up and started screaming at him. Suddenly the patient hit him, and he went to the ground.  Then patient kicked him twice in the head and abdomen. A growing number of violent assaults against nurses in hospitals and other healthcare facilities across many Australian states, including Mr. Levy's instance, number in the hundreds.

Institutional Problem - Lack of institutional support and concealment of the scope of the issue are caused by the belief that violence is an anticipated component of nursing profession and should only be reported in extreme cases. The findings of the current study demonstrated that nurses are exposed to many forms of violence throughout their professional activity, including physical violence and verbal abuse. The fact that hospital administrators conceal the realities from the supervisors from the Ministry of Health is another significant difficulty that nurses must deal with.

Dispositional challenges - These difficulties are those that employees encounter due to their character, abilities, or characteristics. Sometimes the female nurses have to go through sexual harassment and due to this they are both physically and mentally attacked.

In a hospital or clinical setting, workplace dangers provide nurses with additional difficulties. Nurses are significantly more likely to come into contact with someone who has an infectious disease than the general population is since they care for sick patients.

Strategies that can be used 

 Guidelines - The prevention and intervention of workplace violence calls for programmed that effectively decrease or eliminate risk using methods including workplace analysis, preventive measures, and health and safety training.  Zero-tolerance guidelines are essential for eliminating violence in medical facilities as well.

Diverse cultural training - Diverse cultural training programs can be a first step in eliminating inter-staff bias, but they fall short as a stand-alone solution to discrimination in the healthcare industry. Although while social dynamics and relations cannot be eliminated by one institution alone, all institutional levels should take anti-racism measures into consideration and enhance them, especially in light of the growing diversity in clinical teams.

Activities - Provide nurses the chance to take part in group activities to strengthen their bonds with other employees and make them feel more a part of the team. This might group meals, team-building exercises, or any other activity that stimulates interaction and teamwork.

Apa Citation 

1. Challenges in Nursing and How to Work Through Them. (n.d.). Norwich University Online. https://online.norwich.edu/academic-programs/resources/challenges-in-nursing

2. Guidelines | FlaminTales Wiki | Fandom. (n.d.). FlaminTales Wiki. https://flamintales.fandom.com/wiki/Guidelines

3. Thompson, G. (2019, June 11). Rates of violence against nurses in hospitals increasing rapidly. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-11/rates-of-violence-against-nurses-rising-rapildy/11196716

4. What is Cultural Diversity and Why Does it Matter? (2021, August 17). Hourly, Inc. https://www.hourly.io/post/cultural-diversity