Communication Skills of Novice Psychiatric Nurses with Aggressive Psychiatric Patients

摘要: Communication Skills of Novice Psychiatric Nurses with Aggressive Patients by Rose L. Moss MS, University Hartford, 1996 Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment the Requirements for Degree Doctor Nursing Practice Walden March 2015 Abstract The transition from novice nurse to a competent psychiatric staff is often associated major communication challenges, primarily when caring aggressive patients. Guided Peplau’s theory, this quantitative study assessed skills nurses (N = 25) who worked 24 months or less state hospital Additionally, certain demographic data such as gender, age range, level education, and length time working were analyzed determine their impact on skills. survey consisted 20 questions which data, communications skills, hospital-based orientation. Based ANOVA, did not differ orientation based age, working. nurses’ education; however, had 19-24 stronger than those patients (F 6.9, p < 0.005). A class during prepare communicate effectively patient was recommended nursing leadership staff. held could enhance nursepatient relationship, cultivate safer secure milieu, improve outcomes. findings have implications positive social change development become better equipped effective communicators patients.The