Influence factors analysis of nurse self-compassion in a psychiatric hospital / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To understand psychiatry hospital nurse' s self-compassion situation, explore the influencing factors, for nursing managers to know about the clinical nurses psychological health and to provide a reference data of intervention to improve the level of self-compassion. Methods A total of 381 clinical nurses from the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital) completed the survey using the questionnaire including the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) and general information questionnaire. The influence factors were analyzed by chi-square test and Logistic regression analysis. Results The total score of SCS was (85.43 ± 10.23) points in 381 clinical nurses with the medium level, which was less than that of other nurse group (109.21±9.76) points, and there was significant difference(t=-45.388, P < 0.01).The Logistic regression analysis showed that female and working in the psychiatric ward were the risk factors of self compassion(OR=1.772, 1.995, P<0.05 or 0.01). While on the night shift was the protective factor(OR=0.536, P < 0.01). Conclusions Psychiatric hospital nurse' s self-compassion is at medium level. When the nurses cope with the negative events may lack adjustment method. Nursing managers should pay attention to train the ability of the nurse individual self-compassion, targeted to carry out active intervention measures.

A Study on a Psychiatric Nurse's Mannerism Experiences / 정신간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the mannerism phenomenon, which psychiatric nurses experience in hospitals. METHODS: Colaizzi’s phenomenological research methodology was used to illuminate the meaning and nature of the experience inherent for nurses when they provide nursing service. RESULTS: Analysis of the data collected through interaction with the participants showed five theme clusters, as follows: ‘Losing passion’, ‘Becoming impassive mien’, ‘Watching and folding up one's mind’, ‘Assimilating into the situation’ and ‘Being aware of change to one’s existing style.’ CONCLUSION: The results of this study provide a description of the phenomenon of mannerism as described by the participants, and allow for identification of the nature of the meaning of the mannerism experience. Accordingly, the study findings provide psychiatric nurses an opportunity to meditate on the nature of nursing in high-quality nursing service for patients with mental illnesses. Further, medical authorities need to provide the opportunity for nurses to apply nursing intervention therapy as part of nursing service and establish an institutional, administrative system to make it possible for nurses to provide service.

Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress in Psychiatric Nurses / 한국직업건강간호학회지

PURPOSE: This study was performed to identify the impact of aggressiveness of patients and a sense of coherence on posttraumatic stress in psychiatric nurses. METHODS: After collecting data from 162 psychiatric nurses, we carried out a t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression using IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0. RESULTS: The mean score of posttraumatic stress was 20.75±16.59 points. Verbal aggression, aggressiveness about property, aggression toward oneself, and aggression toward others had a positive correlation with posttraumatic stress, while a sense of coherence had a negative correlation with post-traumatic stress. It was concluded that the significant predictors of posttraumatic stress in psychiatric nurses were aggression toward oneself, a sense of coherence, and aggression toward others, all of which accounted for 38.9% of the variability. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that the factors influencing posttraumatic stress in psychiatric nurses were aggression toward oneself, aggression toward others, and a sense of coherence. Therefore, education programs should be developed in consideration of the fact that aggressive behavior against the patient himself and against others intensify the posttraumatic stress of the psychiatric nurse, but the integration force mitigates it.

Human Rights Sensitivity, Advocacy Attitudes, and Advocacy Interventions for Mentally Disabled People in Psychiatric Nurses and Nursing Students / 한국간호교육학회지

PURPOSE: This study aimed to verify the relationship between human rights sensitivity, advocacy attitudes, and advocacy interventions for mentally disabled people in psychiatric nurses and nursing students. METHODS: This is a descriptive study. Using questionnaires, data were collected from 206 participants who were recruited from one mental health institute, one general hospital, and one university in S city. Data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient using SPSS/WIN 22. RESULTS: The mean age was 33.8±12.89. The mean scores of human rights sensitivity, advocacy attitudes, and advocacy intervention was 37.7±18.09, 53.7±5.67, and 47.4±7.08, respectively. Human rights sensitivity correlated significantly with advocacy attitudes (r=.25, p=.020) and advocacy intervention (r=.17, p=.015). Also, there was a significant positive correlation between advocacy attitudes and advocacy intervention (r=.44, p<.001). CONCLUSION: These findings highlight that advocacy attitudes and advocacy interventions for mentally disabled people could be improved by increasing human rights sensitivity. Tailored education programs will be effective in the field of mental health care services to increase human rights sensitivity.

Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Empathy on the Facilitative Communication Ability of Psychiatric Nurses / 정신간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among emotional intelligence, empathy and facilitative communication ability of psychiatric nurses. METHODS: Participants were 173 conveniently selected psychiatric nurses from 10 hospitals in Korea. Data were collected from June to September, 2015 through self-reported questionnaires. RESULTS: Facilitative communication ability was significantly different depending on educational level (t=6.06, p=.003). There were significant positive correlations between emotional intelligence and facilitative communication ability (r=.61, p<.001), and also between empathy and facilitative communication ability (r=.63, p<.001). In the multiple regression, except for education level, emotional intelligence (β=.17, p=.003) and empathy (β=.21, p=.000) explained 38.2% of the variance in facilitative communication ability. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that emotional intelligence and empathy are important factors in psychiatric nurses' facilitative communication ability. Accordingly, to improve the facilitative communication ability of psychiatric nurses, educational programs based on development of emotional intelligence and empathy are necessary.

Discourses on the nursing and psychiatric nurse models, published in the Annals of Nursing (1933-1951) / Discursos sobre modelos de enfermería y de enfermería psiquiátrica en los Annaes de Enfermagem (1933-1951) / Discursos sobre os modelos de enfermagem e de enfermeira psiquiátrica nos Annaes de Enfermagem (1933-1951)

Social-historical study aimed at discussing the nursing and psychiatric nurse models, from the discourses published in the Annals of Nursing. The historical sources were articles published in the Annals of Nursing journal, from 1933 to 1951. An analysis of the discourse was subsidized by the genealogy of power by Michel Foucault. The analysis showed that the discourse on nursing and the psychiatric nurse, in the first half of the 20th century, is set, on one side, by the propositions used by psychiatrists, who sought to reiterate stereotypes and vocations to practice nursing, and, on the other side, by the active participation of nurses seeking to legitimize expertise for psychiatric nursing. It was concluded that the discourses analyzed defined a psychiatric care focused on the nurse and not the rest of the nursing staff, at that time. .

Estudio histórico y social que objetivó discutir el modelo de enfermería y de enfermera psiquiátrica, a partir de los discursos publicados en los Anales de Enfermería. Las fuentes históricas fueron artículos publicados en la revista Annaes de Enfermagem, de 1933 a 1951. Se utilizó el análisis del discurso, subsidiado por la genealogía del poder de Michel Foucault. El análisis evidenció que el discurso sobre la enfermería y la enfermera psiquiátrica en la primera mitad del siglo XX, se configuró, de un lado, por proposiciones que fueron utilizadas por médicos psiquiatras, que visaban reiterar vocaciones y estereotipos para la práctica de la enfermería, y, de otro lado, por la participación activa de enfermeras que buscaban legitimar un saber especializado para la enfermería psiquiátrica. Se concluyó que los discursos analizados definieron un modelo de asistencia de enfermería psiquiátrica direccionado hacia la enfermera y no hacia los demás trabajadores de enfermería a la época.

Estudo histórico-social que objetivou discutir os modelos de enfermagem e de enfermeira psiquiátrica, a partir dos discursos publicados nos Annaes de Enfermagem. As fontes históricas foram artigos publicados na revista Annaes de Enfermagem, de 1933 a 1951. Foi utilizada a análise do discurso subsidiada pela genealogia do poder de Michel Foucault. A análise evidenciou que o discurso sobre a enfermagem e a enfermeira psiquiátrica na primeira metade do século XX, se configurou, de um lado, por proposições que foram utilizadas por médicos psiquiatras, que visavam reiterar vocações e estereótipos para a prática da enfermagem, e, de outro lado, pela participação ativa de enfermeiras que buscavam legitimar um saber especializado para a enfermagem psiquiátrica. Concluiu-se que os discursos analisados definiram um modelo de assistência psiquiátrica voltado para a enfermeira e não para os demais trabalhadores de enfermagem à época.

Study on relations among psychiatric nurses' psychological capital and job burnout / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To investigate the current situation of psychological capital and job burnout of psychiatric nurses and explore the relationship between psychological capital and job burnout.Methods There were 142 psychiatric nurses collected in the study by convenience sampling.The Psychiatric Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) and Nurse Burnout Scale (NBS) were used to measure the level of psychiatric capital and job burnout of psychiatric nurses.The Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the relationship between psychological capital and job burnout.Results The psychological capital of psychiatric nurses had a negative correlation with job burnout; the higher of the nurses' psychological capital,the lower their sense of job burnout,vice versa.Conclusions In order to improve nursing quality,nursing managers can reduce the job burnout by improving the psychological capital of psychiatric nurses.

Relationship of Psychiatric Nurse Image, Job Satisfaction and Assertiveness of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses / 정신간호학회지

PURPOSE: This study was done to investigate the relation between psychiatric nurse image, job satisfaction and assertiveness of psychiatric mental health nurses. METHODS: The participants for this study were 159 psychiatric nurses in G-city and J-province. The instruments were the Psychiatric Nurses Image Scale, Job Satisfaction Scale, and Assertiveness Scale. Collected data were analyzed using mean, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson' correlation coefficients with the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program. RESULTS: Mean scores for psychiatric nurse image, job satisfaction, and assertiveness, were 3.9+/-0.5 and 3.3+/-0.4 and 93.5+/-12.0 respectively. Significant positive correlations were found between psychiatric nurse image and job satisfaction (r=.51, p<.001), and assertiveness (r=.25, p=.002). CONCLUSION: The result indicate that nurses with higher levels of psychiatric nurses image disposition exhibit positive job satisfaction, and assertiveness. Therefore it would be helpful to provide intervention programs to improve the psychiatric nurse image, job satisfaction, and assertiveness of psychiatric nurses.

Study on relationships among psychiatric nurses' job burnout, self concept, serf-efficacy and social support / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To investigate the job burnout of the psychiatric nurses and to explore the relationship between job burnout and self concept,self-efficacy,social support for the psychiatric nurses.Methods A total of 130 psychiatric nurses who worked in Wuhan were investigated with Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI),Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS),General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Social Support Scale (SSRS).The SPSS17.0 software was used for statistical analysis.We employed the job burnout dimensions as the dependent variable,while the self concept,self-efficacy and social support as the independent variable to establish the regression model.Results The job burnout of psychiatric nurses in terms of gender,marital status,education and professional tides had significant differences.Emotion exhaustion had negative correlation with self concept,self-efficacy and social support,depersonalization also had negative correlation with these three dimensions,while personal achievement had positive correlation with these three dimensions.Conclusions There is job burnout in emotion exhaustion,depersonalization,and personal achievement among psychiatric nurses.Nursing managers in psychiatric departments should pay more attention to enhance nurses' own ability and improve the level of nurses’self-concept,self-efficacy and social support,in order to reduce the job burnout.

Effectiveness of supportive group psychotherapy on the psychological traumatic in the nurses who experienced a violence event caused by patients / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the supportive group therapy on the psychological traumatic in the nurses who experienced a violence event.Methods 58 nurses were enrolled in this study and randomly arranged to therapy group and control group.Ninety minutes group psychotherapy was used in the therapy group once weekly and last 6 weeks,and no any intervention method was used in the control group.For both groups,evaluations were conducted at three time points that was baseline,immediately after the completion of the intervention and 3 months after the completion of psychotherapy.Evaluations were conducted using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and Profile of Mood States (POMS).Results The reduction of the total scores of ISE-R and flashback factor,hyper-arousal factor,avoidance behavior factor in the therapy group were higher than those in control group (-5.00 (3.89) vs-1.48 (3.05),P ＜ 0.01 ;-1.53 (1.46) vs-0.60 (1.90),P ＜ 0.05 ;-1.97 (2.71) vs-0.18 (1.76),P ＜ 0.01 ;-1.50 (2.60) vs-0.70 (2.08),P ＜ 0.01,respectively).Both the reduction of total scores of PMOS and the tension-anxiety factor and depression-dejection factor scores on the POMS differed significantly between the two groups(-2.80 (19.40) vs-0.41 (14.05),P ＜ 0.01 ;-1.85 (3.64) vs 0.37(3.40),P＜0.01 ;-1.10(6.52) vs 0.13(4.30),P＜0.01,respectively).All these effects maintained 3 months after the psychotherapy completion.Conclusion The group psychotherapy can alleviate the psychological traumatic of nurses experienced violence events,and it can be used to protect the mental health of these nurses.

Effects of Human Rights Sensitivity Program on the Human Rights Consciousness and Attitudes Toward the Mental Illness by Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses / 정신간호학회지

PURPOSE: This study was done to identify the effects of human rights sensitivity training on human rights consciousness and attitudes toward the mentally ill by psychiatric mental health nurse. METHODS: A non equivalent control group pre-posttest design was used for this study. The 54 participants were selected from the mental health institute in Y city. The experimental group (n=26) received the interventions 3 times a week for 2 weeks. The evaluation tools were Human Right Consciousness and Community Attitude toward the Mentally Ill (CAMI). Data were analyzed using chi2-test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, paired t-test, repeated measure ANCOVA with the SPSS/WIN 12 program. RESULTS: There was a significant mean change in human rights consciousness in the experimental group. But there was no significant difference in attitudes toward mentally illness. CONCLUSION: The results of the study indicate that the human rights sensitivity program is effective in increasing human rights consciousness of psychiatric mental health nurses. Therefore, this program can be utilized in the field of mental health care services to improve human rights of person with mental illness.

Emotional Reaction of Psychiatric Nurses and Resident Physicians toward Suicidal Behavior in Psychiatric Inpatients / 정신간호학회지

PURPOSE: In this study, emotional reaction of psychiatric nurses and resident physicians toward suicidal behavior of psychiatric inpatients was examined. METHODS: Subjects were 396 working in general hospitals or mental hospitals. Demographic factors, exposure to suicidal behaviors, mood states, and impact of event scores were collected between April and July 2008. Mood state was measured with Korean Edition of Profile of Mood States (K-POMS). Impact of event was measured with Impact of Event Scale-revised (IES-R). RESULTS: Of the respondents, 90.9% experienced at least one inpatient suicidal behavior. Emotional responses of respondents after their patients' suicidal behavior were shock, anxiety, self-doubt and disbelief. Mood states were negative for those who had worked over 10 years, had experienced colleagues quitting and were significantly different according to patient's diagnosis, period of maintaining emotions, and level of stress. Impact of event was high among those who were nurses, had worked in mental hospitals, had worked over 10 years, had experienced colleagues quitting and were significantly differenced according to job status, patient's diagnosis, period of maintaining emotion, and level of stress. CONCLUSION: This study confirms that suicidal behaviors of inpatients are commonly encountered and significantly stressful events for psychiatric nurses and physicians.