Citation

Hasan AA, Tumah H. Perspect. Psychiatr. Care 2019; 55(2): 153-160.

Affiliation

Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/ppc.12292

PMID

29781526

Abstract

PURPOSE: Psychiatric nurses encounter variety of demanding and stressful events such as dealing with aggressive patients, and hostile. This study purposed to assess workplace stress, coping strategies, and psychiatric distress among psychiatric nurses. DESIGN AND METHODS: A descriptive explanatory design was employed. One hundred and nineteen psychiatric nurses were recruited in the study and data were collected in the period between June and September 2017.

FINDINGS: The results showed that participants experienced moderate level of occupational stress and psychiatric distress. In addition, they utilized different coping mechanism. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Stress management techniques program is very effective in helping psychiatric nurse to deal with occupational stress which might influence their wellbeing. Moreover, this program assists them to use more effective coping strategies as problem solving.

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Language: en

Keywords

coping; depression; psychiatric nurses; work stress