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Workplace violence and psychiatric nurses, an online survey

By Sheila Herrera posted 02-22-2020 04:20 PM

  

Dear colleague:

My name is Sheila M. Herrera and I am a PhD candidate in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas.  Workplace violence by patients towards nurses is a problem in today’s healthcare setting.  I am conducting a research study (S-Herrera Sp2020-04) about factors that contribute to posttraumatic stress symptoms among psychiatric nurses after exposure to workplace violence.  I invite you to be a part of the research and provide insight to help psychiatric nurses better understand and manage the problem.  Your participation in the study is crucial as it represents the perspectives of a psychiatric nurse.  This research is being supervised by Dr. Beth Mastel–Smith.

I would like for you to participate if you meet the following criteria:

  1. Age 18 and above
  2. Have been a registered nurse or licensed practical (LPN) or vocational nurse (LVN) for at least one year and you have a current license to practice
  3. Currently employed full- or part–time in an adult acute care inpatient psychiatric facility, adult outpatient psychiatric clinic, psychiatric emergency services, adult long-term care psychiatric facilities (e. g. state hospital), chemical dependency treatment facility, dual diagnosis treatment center, community mental health center, adult psychiatric home health agency, adult psychiatric visiting nurse agency or residential mental health facility
  4. Are able to read English
  5. Have access to a computer and
  6. Have access to the Internet
Exclusion criteria includes participant’s self-report of psychotherapy or taking medications for posttraumatic stress disorder.  This survey is strictly confidential.  Your responses will be sent directly to Qualtrics and not to this researcher.  All data will be anonymous when collected and password protected.  Individual responses will not be published. This survey is mobile friendly.  
Please click this anonymous link if interested:  https://uttyler.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4HgiEVIhf7qhpxb
Please feel free to copy and paste the anonymous link above and share with other psychiatric nurses.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Sheila Herrera, MSN, RN, CNL
University of Texas at Tyler
sherrera2@patriots.uttyler.edu
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