Baby And Glue: A Thematic Analysis

In 2014, Baby and Glue aimed to explore and describe mental health nurses’ experiences of patient assaults. They wanted to understand if there were specific characteristics to the individuals that assault staff members. The researchers also wanted to see if the assaults impacted the nurse’s life and if there was anything that can be done to help support nurses after a violent event takes place. This thematic analysis was conducted at a mental health service in New Zealand. The sample consisted of thirteen registered nurses and one licensed practical nurse. Each of these nurses had experienced some form of assault from a patient at any point in their career.

Baby and Glue found that an increase in aggression was directly and/or indirectly related

Their first research question was: are nurses’ perceptions of their safety affected by their work environment? Their second question revolved around their perceptions of their safety and if it correlated with their actual risk.

The researchers completed a cross-sectional survey in California and New Jersey. Hospitals were selected for participation using stratified random sampling and interviews were collected in person, taking approximately fifteen minutes each. The survey was conducted in 2003 through 2005 and consisted of 314 emergency department (ED) nurses and 143 psychiatric nurses. ED nurses’ responses were analyzed using logistic and linear regression whereas analysis of psych nurses was limited to the observations in the cross tabs. ED nurses were significantly more likely to report feeling unsafe, at 14%, than nurses in the psychiatric unit at 4%. Psychiatric nurses report verbal abuse at 27% while ED nurses report at 18%. The univariate logistic regression demonstrated that seven of the explanatory variables analyzed were significantly associated with the nurses’ perceptions of safety in the

The JHNEBP is designed specifically to meet the needs of the practicing nurse and uses a three-step process called PET: practice question, evidence, and translation. With this research project the practice question step includes recruiting interprofessional team and developing the research question. The evidence phase involves developing recommendations for change based on evidence synthesis. This is when the researcher’s internal and external search for evidence is conducted and developed. The last phase, translation, was implemented when the researcher evaluated outcomes/results and disseminated the findings regarding staff safety. The goal of the model is to ensure that the latest research findings and best practices are quickly and appropriately incorporated into patient