Vijayalakshmi Poreddi, Thimmaiah Rohini, Chandra Rama, BadaMath Suresh
Department of Psychiatry, Videhi Medical College, Bangalore, India.
Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental health and Neurosciences.
Invest Educ Enferm. 2015;33(1):138-54. doi: 10.17533/udea.iee.v33n1a17.
To examine undergraduate nursing student' attitudes toward people with mental illness and mental health nursing.
This was a cross sectional descriptive study carried out among conveniently selected nursing students (N=116). Data was collected through self- reported questionnaires.
Majority of the participants agreed that the theoretical (81.1%) and clinical placement (85.4%) was adequate. Similarly, 62.9% would like to apply for a post-basic program in Psychiatric nursing and 69.8% of the students intend to pursue their career as mental health nurses. However, a majority expressed that people with mental illness are unpredictable (80.2%), cannot handle too much responsibility(71.5%), more likely to commit offences or crimes (84.5%) and more likely to be violent (44%). Negative stereotype domain had significant relationships with future career (r=-0.2, p= 0.003), course effectiveness (r=-0.4, p<0.001), valuable contribution (r=-0.3, p<0.001) and readiness of the students (r=-.3, p<.000) domains.
There is an urgent need to address these negative perceptions among nursing students towards people with mental illness. Innovative teaching strategies and appropriate changes in the nursing curriculum is required to prepare future nurses to deal mental health problems effectively.
探讨本科护理专业学生对精神疾病患者及精神科护理的态度。
这是一项横断面描述性研究，对方便选取的护理专业学生（N = 116）进行。数据通过自填问卷收集。
大多数参与者认为理论学习（81.1%）和临床实习（85.4%）是足够的。同样，62.9%的人希望申请精神科护理的进阶课程，69.8%的学生打算从事精神科护士职业。然而，大多数人表示精神疾病患者不可预测（80.2%）、无法承担太多责任（71.5%）、更有可能违法犯罪（84.5%）以及更有可能暴力（44%）。负面刻板印象领域与未来职业（r = -0.2，p = 0.003）、课程效果（r = -0.4，p < 0.001）、有价值的贡献（r = -0.3，p < 0.001）和学生准备情况（r = -0.3，p < 0.000）领域存在显著关系。
迫切需要解决护理专业学生对精神疾病患者的这些负面看法。需要创新教学策略并对护理课程进行适当改革，以使未来护士能够有效应对心理健康问题。
