Citation

Karman P, Kool N, Gamel C, van Meijel B. Arch. Psychiatr. Nurs. 2015; 29(6): 401-406.

Affiliation

Inholland University of Applied Sciences, VU University Medical Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apnu.2015.06.017

PMID

26577554

Abstract

Nurses experience feelings of frustration, anger and fear when caring for patients who self-harm. Training programmes were developed that aimed to positively influence nurses' knowledge, attitudes and skills. The aim of this study was to investigate professional behavior of mental health nurses with positively changed attitudes after following a training program. Using grounded theory, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 mental health nurses. Participants reported using less restrictive interventions, being more patient oriented, and choosing a more empathic and exploratory approach after the training. A work environment conductive to making autonomous professional decisions with supportive colleagues enabled these changes.

Language: en