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Absconding: nurses views and reactions.

N Clark1, F Kiyimba, L Bowers

  • 1St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London, UK.

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
|January 14, 2000
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Staff nurses in acute mental health wards find patient absconding distressing. They believe increased staffing and fewer agency nurses could reduce incidents and improve patient safety.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatric Nursing
  • Mental Health Services

Background:

  • Absconding from acute psychiatric wards is a frequent occurrence.
  • Understanding staff perspectives is crucial for developing effective interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the experiences and views of staff nurses regarding patient absconding from acute mental health wards.
  • To identify factors contributing to absconding and potential strategies for reduction.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative interviews were conducted with 25 staff nurses in East London acute mental health wards.
  • Interviews focused on nurses' feelings, risk assessment complexities, blame, and perceived solutions.

Main Results:

  • Significant variation exists in risk assessment tools and policies across wards.

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  • Nurses reported concerns about patient safety, interprofessional conflict regarding risk management, and feelings of blame and lack of managerial support.
  • Nurses identified increased staffing levels and reduced reliance on agency nurses as key to reducing absconding.

    • Conclusions:

    • Patient absconding elicits significant emotional responses and concerns among psychiatric nurses.
    • Addressing systemic issues such as staffing levels and agency nurse utilization may be critical in mitigating patient absconding and enhancing patient care and safety.