Clinton C, Pereira S, Mullins B
Pathways PICU, Goodmayes Hospital, Essex.
Nurs Stand. 2001;15(34):33-6. doi: 10.7748/ns2001.05.15.34.33.c3024.
A survey was carried out to identify the education and training needs of psychiatric intensive care staff and the preferred type of training course. Demand for a specific psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU)/lowsecure training course was also examined.
A convenience sample was taken from delegates attending a National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (NAPICUs) conference. Questionnaires were given to 130 delegates and a mail-shot was sent to ward managers on 13 PICUs in London.
The findings were that staff wanted further training in four main areas: the management of violence and aggression; psychological therapies; communication and engagement skills; and rapid tranquillisation. Most respondents indicated that they would like a course developed specifically for PICU staff at degree level in modular format.
This small-scale study highlights the need for further provision of training for PICU staff and provides an insight into their education and training needs. The findings could have significant implications for developing new approaches to education and training for practitioners working with severely ill psychiatric patients.
开展一项调查，以确定精神科重症监护工作人员的教育和培训需求以及首选的培训课程类型。还对特定精神科重症监护病房（PICU）/低安保培训课程的需求进行了调查。
从参加全国精神科重症监护病房协会（NAPICUs）会议的代表中抽取了一个便利样本。向130名代表发放了问卷，并向伦敦13个PICU的病房经理发送了邮件调查。
调查结果显示，工作人员希望在四个主要领域接受进一步培训：暴力和攻击行为的管理；心理治疗；沟通和参与技巧；以及快速镇静。大多数受访者表示，他们希望有一门专门为PICU工作人员开发的模块化学位课程。
这项小规模研究凸显了为PICU工作人员进一步提供培训的必要性，并深入了解了他们的教育和培训需求。这些发现可能对为治疗重症精神科患者的从业者开发新的教育和培训方法具有重大意义。
