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Perceived training needs of nurses working with mentally ill patients.
- Source :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession; Oct2016, Vol. 52 Issue 5, p555-566, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Introduction: In Malaysia, nurses form a significant part of the clinical mental health team, but the current level of training in mental health results in suboptimal nursing care delivery. Methods: For this study 220 registered nurses and medical assistants working with the mentally ill completed a structured questionnaire. The purpose of this study was to explore perceived competence in mental healthcare and the training needs of nurses working with mentally ill patients in inpatient mental healthcare facilities. Results: The skills perceived as important for practicing in mental health varied among the nurse participants. Post basic training in mental health was significantly related to perceived competence in patient mental state assessment (p=0.036), risk assessment for suicide (p=0.024), violence (p=0.044) and self-harm (p=0.013). Conclusion: There is little emphasis on psychosocial skills in current post basic mental health training in Malaysia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- VIOLENCE against medical personnel
ACADEMIC medical centers
DRUG therapy
CLINICAL competence
COMMUNICATIVE competence
LEADERSHIP
MEDICAL assistants
NURSES
NURSING
NURSING practice
CONTINUING education of nurses
PERSONNEL management
PSYCHIATRIC hospitals
PSYCHIATRIC nursing
PSYCHOTHERAPY
PSYCHOTHERAPY patients
RISK assessment
SOCIAL skills
SURVEYS
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
EDUCATIONAL attainment
INFORMATION needs
CROSS-sectional method
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
HOSPITAL nursing staff
PREVENTION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10376178
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120603887
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2016.1194726