A Descriptive Study to Identify Perceived Performance Obstacles Faced by the Staff Nurse’s working in Psychiatry Department in Government Hospital of Gujarat State
Authors: Makwana Parul 
Published: August 2024

Background: Nurses constitute the largest group of health care professionals who care for mental health care users in the psychiatric services field. This places them at the crucial junction of providing quality care while trying to manage the challenges that arise with this patient group. Part of dealing with this requires that nursing education be aware not only of the multifaceted roles of psychiatric nurses but the unique and sometimes daunting challenges involved in nursing mentally ill patients. While the roles of psychiatric nurses have received growing attention; little research exists on the roles and challenges associated with psychiatric nursing at mental health care facilities. The current study explored the challenges associated with perceived perform duties obstacles of staff nurses working in psychiatric department. Objectives: The study’s objectives are :- (1) To assess perceived performance obstacles faced by staff nurses working in government hospital of Gujarat state. (2) To identify the obstacles that affect in perform duties of staff nurse’s working in government hospital of Gujarat state. (3) To associate demographic data of staff nurse’s with perceived performance obstacle faced by staff nurse’s working in government hospital of Gujarat state. Material and methods: The study was conducted among 150 staff nurses working in psychiatric department in government hospital of Gujarat state using Convenient Sampling Techniques. Descriptive survey approach was used as a research design. A collection of the data, investigator has used Self-Structured Dichotomous Questionnaire to assess perceived performance obstacles faced by staff nurses working in psychiatric department in government hospital of Gujarat state with a view to develop an information booklet. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to calculate the analysis from the samples. The reliability of tool was determined by testing test retest method before data collection whereas the association was determined by using Chi square formula. Results and findings: The study revealed that majority of samples has Perceived Performance Obstacles where fully present is 44.7% and moderately present is 52.7% hence it is seen that Perceived Performance Obstacles is truly faced by staff nurse working in psychiatric department in Government hospital of Gujarat state. Significant association was found between Gender, and Type of family and perceived performance obstacles score. There was non-Significant association was found between Age, Marital Status, and Educational Status and perceived performance obstacles score. Information booklet has been developed for the nurses to help in managing and understanding of perceived performance obstacles and own mental health needs. We should try to reduce the Perceived Performance Obstacles, to achieve promotion of mental health of staff nurses to prevent stress and encourage coping, to upgrade the standard of their performed duties.