Abstract: Objectives: To investigate the inner experience of psychiatric nurses after violence by patients in order to provide basis for developing psychological decompression measures. Methods: Twelve psychiatric nurses who were hurt by patients were deeply interviewed using the phenomenology study method of qualitative study. Collected information was analyzed using Giorgi method. Results: The inner experience of injured nurses included panic, sense of role conflict, grievance, helplessness, and oppression within 2 days from being hurt; helplessness and depression and craving for care and attention in 7~14 days after being hurt; feeling of tiredness and comprehension and adaptation to profession in 30~60 days after being hurt. Conclusion: The nursing administrators should pay attention to the inner experience of injured nurses and provide effective emotional support and coping guidance to maintain the psychosomatic health of psychiatric nurses.

Key words: psychiatric department, nurse, qualitative research