Abstract
Background and Objectives: The present research was conducted to obtain a perceived stress pattern among nurses attending the psychiatric patients with suicidal and non-suicidal behavior in the different hospitals and clinics of the twin- cities (Islamabad and Rawalpindi) of Pakistan. The main objective of the study was to have an idea about the environment of nursing in psychiatric wards in Pakistani culture.Participants and Method: The sample (N= 36) comprised of the nurses of psychiatric ward attending the one patient for 12 hours (n=16) with and (n=20) without suicidal behavior working into night and day shifts respectively. All the participants gave responses on the perceived stress scale. Participants were approached during their duty hours and were given perceived stress scale 10- items along with demographic information sheet and the consent form. Between group-design was used in the present study.Results and Conclusion: The results indicated that verification of both hypotheses, i.e. the nurses of patients with suicidal behavior had more perceived stress (M= 42 ±3.5) than the nurses of patients without suicidal behavior (M= 19.11 ± 5.7) and also the old nurses had a greater level of perceived stress than the younger nurses according to the same statistics. The t- test, t (28.5) = 14.9 p< 0.05 was significant on 95% confidence interval with variance not equal. Limitations and suggestions for future were also discussed. Both the hypotheses were supported by the analysis- results and by the previous literature.
Highlights
The perceived stress is more intense than the actual stress
The results indicated that verification of both hypotheses, i.e. the nurses of patients with suicidal behavior had more perceived stress (M= 42 ±3.5) than the nurses of patients without suicidal behavior (M= 19.11 ± 5.7) and the old nurses had a greater level of perceived stress than the younger nurses according to the same statistics
The Perceived stress in nurses usually comes from the patients they attend in the hospitals and clinical settings, and these patients may have a mild to severe level of disorders with or without suicidal behavior
Summary
The perceived stress is more intense than the actual stress. The most vulnerable population usually is of the professionals dealing with emergency health and psychological issues in hospitals. The Perceived stress in nurses usually comes from the patients they attend in the hospitals and clinical settings, and these patients may have a mild to severe level of disorders with or without suicidal behavior. The perceived stress manifests itself in the form of burnout, health issues, and psychological reactions and specially emerges in nurses attending the patients with and without suicidal ideation and attempt. Few researchers were based on the perceived stress among nurses of emergency wards, intensive care units and psychiatric wards The present research was conducted to obtain a perceived stress pattern among nurses attending the psychiatric patients with suicidal and non-suicidal behavior in the different hospitals and clinics of the twin- cities (Islamabad and Rawalpindi) of Pakistan. Both the hypotheses were supported by the analysis- results and by the previous literature
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