A study on aggressive behavior & nursing intervention at psychiatric ward

Noh, Choon Hee

doi:1995.4.2.78

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 4(2); 1995 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 1995;4(2):78-89.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.1995.4.2.78 Published online December 31, 1995.

A study on aggressive behavior & nursing intervention at psychiatric ward

Choon Hee Noh

Department of Nursing, Hallym Junior College

정신병동 입원 환자의 공격행동과 간호중재에 관한 일 조사연구

노춘희

한림 전문대학 간호과 교수

Abstract

This study was undertaken to investigate answers to the following questions. 1) What are the characteristics of aggressive behavior in psychiatric ward? 2) What is the nurse*s intervention to aggressive behavior? 3) What is the effective nursing approach of aggressive behavior in future? The data was collected by nurse’s observation record about aggressive incidents. The 17 aggressive incidents occured in psychiatric ward in a 13-month period. The data analysis was performed by typology in literature descriptively. The results are as follows: 1) Almost all aggressive behavior occured in combination with disturbing behaviors. Disruptive behaviors may procede endangering behaviors. 2) The nursing intervention of aggressive behavior were (encourage thought),