Abstract
M.Cur.
Hostile behaviour is becoming a way of life in South Africa. Hostility prevails at all settings, including in the health sector. In forensic ward psychiatric nurses are subjected to hostile behaviour by the patients. The objectives of the study are to:
• explore and describe the psychiatric nurses’ experiences of hostile behaviour by patients in a forensic ward; and
• describe guidelines for advanced psychiatric nurses to facilitate the
promotion of mental health of psychiatric nurses in a forensic ward.