THE EXPERIENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSES COPING WITH STRESS AT THE WORKPLACE.
Contributors: Union Institute (U.S.)
Published: 1994
Number of pages: 99
Subjects: Psychology, Clinical.; Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: This study emerged from a desire to understand how individual psychiatric nurses cope with stress in a psychiatric unit, with the hope that this understanding might contribute to the available knowledge of the work of psychiatric nurses. A heuristic design and methodology were utilized in launching the study and guiding the collection and analysis of data. The findings of this research, which used the heuristic design and methodology, are based solely on data from interviews with ten registered nurses between the ages of 32 and 65. The composite depiction of psychiatric nurses support the data that nurses are affected deeply by stress. The findings also offered information to hospital educators, administrators and nurses that would extend their own knowledge. Finally, implications of the data pointed to ways that psychiatric nurses could reduce stress and develop a more cohesive environment. Three themes embraced the nurses experience: (1) Feelings of powerlessness; (2) Fear and apprehension; (3) Feelings of being overwhelmed. An outcome of the study pointed to the changes needed in psychiatric hospital units to enhance the well-being and mental health of nurses. These included a more qualified staff, exercise, and relaxation techniques on the job for nurses.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-02, Section: B, page: 1099.

Thesis (PH.D.)--THE UNION INSTITUTE, 1994.

School code: 1033.