Being a nurse working in a psychiatric department: A qualitative study
Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 67 - 75 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14744/phd.2020.00236 İndeks Tarihi: 10-05-2021
Being a nurse working in a psychiatric department: A qualitative study
Öz: Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the thoughts and experiences of nurses working in a psychiatricdepartment.Methods: Qualitative research methods and case study techniques were used. Individual interviews were conductedwith 10 nurses working in the psychiatric department of 3 public hospitals. A personal information form and a semi-structured interview guide were used as data collection tools. Descriptive analysis methods were used to report the findings.Results: Of the study participants, 9/10 were women, 5/10 were aged 41–50, and 6/10 had a university degree. Themost prominent theme related to the meaning of being a nurse in a psychiatric department was "awareness of mentalillness" (4/10). The most common factor cited that make it difficult to be a nurse in a psychiatric department was "institutional factors" (7/10), and factors facilitating their work were as "support from the department" (6/10) and "teamdynamics" (6/10). A notable difference in psychiatric nursing compared with general nursing was the emphasis on"holistic care" (5/10).Conclusion: There are many factors that make it difficult to be a psychiatric nurse. Improvements such as additionaltraining will contribute to the field of psychiatric nursing and increase the quality of nursing care.
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| Vancouver | Şimşek Arslan B,Buldukoglu K Being a nurse working in a psychiatric department: A qualitative study. Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi. 2021; 12(1): 67 - 75. 10.14744/phd.2020.00236 |
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| ISNAD | Şimşek Arslan, Buket - Buldukoglu, Kadriye. "Being a nurse working in a psychiatric department: A qualitative study". Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi 12/1 (2021), 67-75. https://doi.org/10.14744/phd.2020.00236 |
