The Effect on Theatre Nurses for Rendering Perioperative Care to Patients Living with HIV in a South African Tertiary Hospital

Table 2

Themes.

Superordinate theme	Themes	Subthemes
Negative impact on nurses’ wellbeing	Physical health	Physical exhaustion
		Increased risk of contracting HIV
		Psychosomatic disorders
	Mental health	Phobia of conditions witnessed
		Carnophobia (fear of eating red meat)
		Stress
		Emotional trauma
	Social wellbeing	Sympathising with patients living with HIV
		Discriminating against HIV-positive patients
		Irritability leading to potential fighting among staff members
Professional impact	Poor patient care	Compromised healthcare services
		Increased risk of making mistakes
	Threat of losing one’s job	High possibility of litigation
		Risk of being struck from professional register