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Journal of Psychiatric and Mental... Aug 2021
Topics: COVID-19; Humans; Leadership; Mental Disorders; Psychiatric Nursing; SARS-CoV-2; United States
PubMed: 32474983
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12662 -
BMJ Open Jul 2022Psychiatric nurses face various stressors related to nurse-patient relationships, workplace interpersonal relationships and organisational problems, and are required to...
INTRODUCTION
Psychiatric nurses face various stressors related to nurse-patient relationships, workplace interpersonal relationships and organisational problems, and are required to perform excellent work under stressful situations. As work engagement (a counterconcept of burnout) is a key factor that improves the performance of nurses, clarifying how to improve work engagement is an essential topic among researchers. Although some knowledge has been accumulated on the subject, no reviews have been conducted on the work engagement of psychiatric nurses. To fill the gap, this scoping review will examine the status of research activity on the work engagement of psychiatric nurses and identify related factors, consequently mapping the available research in this area.
METHODS AND ANALYSIS
The review will be conducted according to established scoping review methodological guidelines. The inclusion criteria will be based on nurses (participants), work engagement (concept), and psychiatric settings (context) without language or date restrictions. Regardless of the methodology or study design, research related to the work engagement of psychiatric nurses will be included. A systematic search will be conducted for MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO, with the searches being arranged by an information specialist through discussion. The first author will screen all potentially relevant publications, and the second author will independently screen a random sample comprising 10% of the manuscripts. Any disagreement will be resolved by a review team. Data will be extracted using a standardised extraction form, subsequently summarised through quantitative (frequencies) and qualitative analyses (narrative synthesis), and reported in the results of the review.
ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION
As the data will be collected from existing literature, ethical approval is not required. The findings will be disseminated through conference presentations and publication in a peer-reviewed journal. They are expected to help researchers enhance psychiatric nurses' work engagement, consequently contributing to improving their performance.
Topics: Burnout, Professional; Delivery of Health Care; Humans; Psychiatric Nursing; Research Design; Systematic Reviews as Topic; Work Engagement; Workplace
PubMed: 35831048
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062507 -
International Journal of Mental Health... Feb 2022Access to and delivery of quality mental health services remains challenging in rural and remote Canada. To improve access, services, and support providers, improved...
Access to and delivery of quality mental health services remains challenging in rural and remote Canada. To improve access, services, and support providers, improved understanding is needed about nurses who identify mental health as an area of practice. The aim of this study is to explore the characteristics and context of practice of registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs) in rural and remote Canada, who provide care to those experiencing mental health concerns. Data were from a pan-Canadian cross-sectional survey of 3822 regulated nurses in rural and remote areas. Individual and work community characteristics, practice responsibilities, and workplace factors were analysed, along with responses to open-ended questions. Few nurses identified mental health as their sole area of practice, with the majority of those being RPNs employed in mental health or crisis centres, and general or psychiatric hospitals. Nurses who indicated that mental health was only one area of their practice were predominantly employed as generalists, often working in both hospital and primary care settings. Both groups experienced moderate levels of job resources and demands. Over half of the nurses, particularly LPNs, had recently experienced and/or witnessed violence. Persons with mental health concerns in rural and remote Canada often receive care from those for whom mental health nursing is only part of their everyday practice. Practice and education supports tailored for generalist nurses are, therefore, essential, especially to support nurses in smaller communities, those at risk of violence, and those distant from advanced referral centres.
Topics: Canada; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Psychiatric Nursing; Rural Health Services; Rural Population; Workplace
PubMed: 34668279
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12943 -
Systematic Reviews Jan 2018Relapse in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) is a frequent occurrence and can add considerably to the burden of disease. As such, relapse prevention is an... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
Relapse in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) is a frequent occurrence and can add considerably to the burden of disease. As such, relapse prevention is an essential therapeutic outcome for people with SMI. Mental health nurses (MHNs) are well placed to support individuals with SMI and to prevent relapse; notwithstanding, there has been no synthesis of the evidence to date to determine whether MHNs prevent relapse in this population.
METHODS
Electronic databases will be systemically searched for observational studies and clinical trials that report the association between mental health nursing and the hospitalisation of persons living with an SMI. The search will be supplemented by reference checking and a search of the grey literature. The primary outcome of interest will be hospital admission rate. Screening of articles, data extraction and critical appraisal will be undertaken by two reviewers, independently, with a third reviewer consulted should disagreement occur between reviewers. The quality of studies will be assessed using the Risk Of Bias In Non-randomised Studies - of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool and the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool. Depending on the number of studies and level of heterogeneity, the evidence may be synthesised using meta-analysis or narrative synthesis.
DISCUSSION
This review will explore for the first time the clinical potential of mental health nursing in preventing relapse in persons with SMI. The findings of this review will serve to inform future research and education in this area. The evidence may also help inform future policy, including decisions regarding future mental health workforce development and planning.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION
PROSPERO CRD42017058694 .
Topics: Cost-Benefit Analysis; Hospitalization; Humans; Mental Disorders; Patient Admission; Psychiatric Nursing; Quality of Life; State Medicine
PubMed: 29316979
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-017-0658-5 -
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2021To historically analyze psychiatric nursing teaching at the Universidade Federal de Alagoas from 1976 to 1981.
OBJECTIVE
To historically analyze psychiatric nursing teaching at the Universidade Federal de Alagoas from 1976 to 1981.
METHODS
Qualitative study; social-historical approach employing Thematic Oral History based on the documentary sources and testimonials from nurses, students, professors, and professionals at the psychiatric hospital where these practices occurred. The study researched World, Brazil, and Alagoas history and the Curricular Guidelines for Nursing for the history comprehension and used Erving Goffman's concepts as a theoretical reference.
RESULTS
They revealed the structural conditions of the university in 1976, the American contribution to the teaching staff, the students' psychological preparation in theoretical and practical classes, the precarious scenario of psychiatric care in Alagoas, and the care that minimizes stigmas through empathy and sensitive listening.
CONCLUSION
With the emergence of that discipline, students and professors expanded their views on mental illness and emphasized their need for academic training based on reforming care principles.
Topics: Brazil; Education, Nursing; Educational Status; Humans; Psychiatric Nursing; Qualitative Research; Students, Nursing; Universities
PubMed: 34524367
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1020 -
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2024to analyze nurse Josicélia Dumêt Fernandes' life story, with emphasis on her work in the psychiatry and mental health fields.
OBJECTIVES
to analyze nurse Josicélia Dumêt Fernandes' life story, with emphasis on her work in the psychiatry and mental health fields.
METHODS
historical, qualitative research. Semi-structured interviews and documentary research were used as data collection techniques, collected from September to October 2021. For data analysis, we opted for the content analysis method and comparison with the Foucauldian philosophical framework.
RESULTS
four categories emerged: Transforming herself and mental health practices; (Re)framing professional practice; Nursing practice and power relations; and The paths and implications in the psychiatry and mental health fields.
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
the study of the biographer demonstrates a search for transformation of herself and mental health practices, with a rupture in paradigms and reframing of her practice in psychiatry and mental health.
Topics: Psychiatric Nursing; Humans; History, 20th Century; Qualitative Research; History, 21st Century; Brazil
PubMed: 38716907
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0174 -
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and... May 2010
Topics: Behavior Control; Evidence-Based Nursing; Hallucinations; Humans; Psychiatric Nursing; Schizophrenia; United States
PubMed: 20645442
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20100331-01 -
Nurse Education Today May 2017There is a shortage of nurses working in the mental health field globally. The aim of the present study was to examine Singapore nursing students' attitudes towards...
BACKGROUND
There is a shortage of nurses working in the mental health field globally. The aim of the present study was to examine Singapore nursing students' attitudes towards specializing in psychiatric nursing by examining the pre-nursing and nursing school factors as well as attitudes towards psychiatry and personality traits.
METHODS
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 500 nursing students from four nursing institutions in Singapore. Students' attitudes towards psychiatry (ATP-18), perception of psychiatric nursing career aspects relative to other fields, and personality traits (mini-IPIP) were assessed. The main outcome measure was likelihood of specializing in psychiatric nursing. Logistic regression was used to examine the combined effect of factors upon the outcome.
RESULTS
Twenty-six students (5.2%) rated "definitely decided to do" psychiatric nursing. Pre-nursing school factors associated with choosing psychiatry included ethnicity, current education, parents' wishes, having personal/family experience of mental illness, prior work experience, interest in psychiatric nursing and psychology module taken prior to current school admission. Nursing school factors such as teaching methods and clinical exposure were not associated with choosing psychiatric nursing. Positive attitudes towards psychiatry, perception of better career aspects in psychiatric nursing relative to other fields, and the personality traits of extraversion and intellect/imagination were associated with likelihood of choosing psychiatric nursing. Logistic regression revealed Malay (OR: 1.90, 1.14-3.16, p=0.013) and Indian ethnicity (OR: 2.56, 1.32-4.96, p=0.005), interest in psychiatry (OR: 22.56, 8.22-61.92, p<0.001), psychology module prior to current school admission (OR: 2.31, 1.28-4.17, p=0.005), better perceived job prospects in psychiatric nursing than other fields (OR: 1.91, 1.21-3.04, p=0.006), extraversion (OR: 1.09, 1.02-1.17, p=0.012) and positive attitude towards psychiatry (OR: 2.72, 1.75-4.23, p<0.001) as factors associated with students choosing psychiatric nursing.
CONCLUSIONS
The selection of psychiatry as a specialty by nursing students was affected by pre-nursing school factors. Taking these factors into consideration may improve recruitment and alleviate the shortages in the psychiatric nursing field.
Topics: Attitude; Career Choice; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Internet; Male; Psychiatric Nursing; Schools, Nursing; Singapore; Students, Nursing; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
PubMed: 28284147
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.02.014 -
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and... Apr 2019Home visit nurses (HVNs) are crucial in psychiatric home visit nursing (PHVN) in Japan. However, little is known about violence toward HVNs in PHVN and non-PHVN...
Home visit nurses (HVNs) are crucial in psychiatric home visit nursing (PHVN) in Japan. However, little is known about violence toward HVNs in PHVN and non-PHVN settings. The current study aimed to clarify nurses' experiences of violence in these settings, their implementation of preventive measures, and related associations. Questionnaires were distributed to HVNs who provided PHVN and non-PHVN services. Sixty-nine (38%) of 184 participants had experienced at least one form of violence during the past 12 months, and 87 (47%) had experienced violence during their PHVN career. In non-PHVN settings, violence was experienced by 94 (51%) participants in the past 12 months and 119 (65%) participants during their career. Low use of preventive measures was found. The management of visiting schedules and confirmation of HVNs' locations during visits were negatively associated with exposure to violence in PHVN settings. It is important to promote measures to prevent high exposure to violence, emphasize the monitoring of visits, and have nursing agencies clarify HVNs' concerns in PHVN settings. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 57(4), 40-48.].
Topics: Attitude of Health Personnel; Female; House Calls; Humans; Japan; Male; Middle Aged; Nurses, Community Health; Psychiatric Nursing; Surveys and Questionnaires; Violence; Workplace
PubMed: 30376588
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20181023-04 -
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2020to understand the perception of nurses and their needs regarding Nursing Process implantation in a long-term psychiatric hospitalization unit.
OBJECTIVE
to understand the perception of nurses and their needs regarding Nursing Process implantation in a long-term psychiatric hospitalization unit.
METHOD
a convergent care research, carried out in a psychiatric institute in Rio de Janeiro, with 13 nurses. Data were produced between May/2016 and August/2017, with observation in a field diary, semi-structured interviews and groups. Data were analyzed regarding content, theme and by the software NVivo.
RESULTS
three thematic categories were developed: Knowledge and practices of participants on Systematization of Nursing Care, Nursing Process and classification system; Convergence points: Nursing Process in practice and research; Challenges of Nursing Process implantation in mental health. Final considerations: implantation was perceived by nurses as a way to be constructed: in the stages of Nursing Process, in handling classifications, but mainly in articulation with the Brazilian National Mental Health Policy.
Topics: Brazil; Humans; Knowledge; Mental Health; Nursing Process; Psychiatric Nursing
PubMed: 32696805
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0579