25Apr 2017

THE NURSING STUDENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARD PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS: IS CHANGEABLE AFTER COMPLETING THE THEORETICAL AND CLINICAL COURSE.

  • Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University.
  • Psychiatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University.
  • Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University.
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Introduction: Attitude to psychiatry and mental illness among nursing students are key factors in determining their choice of psychiatric nursing as a career and willingness to deal with psychiatric disorders in general practices. Aim: to identify nursing student's attitudes toward psychiatry before and after the psychiatric nursing course (theoretical and clinical course), and to assess their intention to choose psychiatric nursing as a future career. Methods: a quasi-experimental design was used in this study. The sample consisted of 70 nursing students enrolled in the psychiatric and mental health nursing course for the academic year 2014- 2015. The course consists of two parts the theoretical and the clinical part. Students were asked to complete the questionnaires used in this study at the beginning of the course and again at the end of the course. The methods of data collection include socio- demographic characteristics of the students, and attitude toward psychiatry (ATP 30). Results: There was slight improvement in the average total attitude score of the students after studying the course, with no significant difference, and the nursing student's intention to choose psychiatric nursing as a career in the future was raised after the course with significant difference. Conclusion: the total attitude score of the nursing students attitude towards psychiatric patients has been slightly improved, also the students intention to choose psychiatric nursing as a career has been improved after the psychiatric nursing course.

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[Rania Rabie El-Etreby, Mohamed Mahmoud Shahda. and Adel Al- Wehedy Ibrahim. (2017); THE NURSING STUDENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARD PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS: IS CHANGEABLE AFTER COMPLETING THE THEORETICAL AND CLINICAL COURSE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Apr). 844-852] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Rania Rabie El-Etreby
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3885      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3885

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