J Nurs Acad Soc.  1975 Jun;5(1):59-69.

Studies on Improvement of the psychiatric Nursing

• Shin YR

Abstract

Author studied on various psychiatric nursing problems applying with the test of questionnaire to the 376 nurses who are attending at 13 general hospitals and one mental hospital in Korea from Apr. 1, 1974 to July 30. 1974. The results obtained were as follows; 1. 13.0% of nonpsychiatric registered nurses wanted the psychiatric service for their most attractive assignment and this was the 3rd in order next to the general surgical and operating room. Among the psychiatric nurses, the poularity toward psychiatric ward was 31.0% and they were 26. 0%at the private general hospitals and 6.0% in national public hospitals. 2. The feelings or attitudes of disgust and apprehension on nursing care of the patients afflicted with infectious diseases were the highest responses (38.5%) and these trends were also appeared in 6. 9% of psychiatric nurses. 3. 85. 5% of nonpsychiatric registered nurses have had received course lectures On psychiatric nursing and nursing care training on the psychiatric ward at their school of nursing. 38.0% of psychiatric nurses had received post graduate psychiatric nursing and they were higher in national public hospitals (27. 0%) than in private general hospitals (11.0 %). 4. The responses of satisfaction and security on their employment were almost similar patterns between nonpsychiatric registered oursesr and psychiatric nurses. But, among the psychiatric nurses, they were more satisfied at private general hospitals (33.0%) than that of national public hospitals (10. 0%). 5. Almost the half of the nurses (50. 8%) were employed by the hospitals without considering their past educational or clinical experience or career. Among the psychiatric nurses, who were empolyed by hospitals without considering their past experience or career were 35.0% in national public hospitals and 12.0% in private hospitals. On the contrary, the nurses who were employed by their wishes were more higher (26. 0%) in private general hospitals than national public hospitals (2. 0%). 6. The nurses who thought their employment was fit for their aptitude were 48. 6% in nonpsychiatric. registered nurses and 51.0% in psychiatric nurses. Among the psychiatric nurses, this response was higher in private general hospitals (34. 0%) than the national public hospitals (17.0%). 7. Responses on work loadings of nurses showed almost same patterns between nonpsychia- tric registered nurses and psychiatric nurses. But. among the psychiatric nurses who felt much heavier than the nurses of other part were 24.0% in national public hospitals and 8.0% in private general hospitals. 8. 92.6% of nurses felt that the psychiatric nurses should have post graduate training in psychiatric nursing prior to their assignment 9. 96.0% of nurses agreed to the risk coverage on the payment for the nurses assigned to the psychiatric ward and the ward for infectiosu diseases.

MeSH Terms

Aptitude
Communicable Diseases
Employment
Hospitals, General
Hospitals, Private
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Hospitals, Public
Humans
Korea
Lectures
Nursing
Nursing Care
Operating Rooms
Psychiatric Nursing*
Surveys and Questionnaires