Issues in mental health nursing
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Issues Ment Health Nurs · Jun 2020
The Psychological Change Process of Frontline Nurses Caring for Patients with COVID-19 during Its Outbreak.
Aim: To identify the psychological change process of the registered nurses who worked in the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak. Background: The pandemic of COVID-19 has continued to pose an unprecedented threat and challenge to people's health around the world. Nurses are at high risk because they work within the closest proximity to patients. ⋯ Nurse leaders were anchors in facilitating frontline nurses' psychological adaptation. Conclusions: In the past month, the psychological characteristics of nurses changed over time. The study indicated the necessity for nurse leaders to implement intervention programs based on nurses' psychological characteristics in different periods to promote nurses' health during this critical time period.
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Issues Ment Health Nurs · Aug 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialMental Health Promotion Intervention for Nurses Working in German Psychiatric Hospital Departments: A Pilot Study.
This pilot study aimed to implement a mental health promotion program to support nurses working in Psychiatric hospital departments. Eighty-six nurses working in psychiatric hospitals were randomized to either an intervention group (IG) or a waitlist control group (WCG). The intervention took place in groups over a period of 12 weeks. ⋯ No comparable results could be found in the WCG. A mental health promotion intervention for psychiatric nurses was successfully implemented. Further research is necessary to generalize these pilot study findings.