Mental Health Knowledge and Skills of General Hospital Nursing Staff: an Exploratory Study

The psychiatric knowledge and skills of forty six nurses working in a general hospital in Bangalore, India were evaluated objectively using Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ) and case vignettes. The results revealed that these general nurses had less than satisfactory mental health knowledge and sk...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of social psychiatry 1991, Vol.37 (4), p.280-284
Hauptverfasser:	Kesi-Iavan, K., Sriram, T.G., Kaliaperumal, V.G., Subramanya, K.R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Case studies Clinical Competence Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Hospitals, General Humans India Knowledge Male Medical sciences Mental Disorders - diagnosis Mental Disorders - psychology Mental Disorders - therapy Mental health Mental illness Mental institutions Middle Aged Nurses Nursing Staff, Hospital - standards Psychiatry Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Skills Social psychiatry Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry Surveys and Questionnaires Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	The psychiatric knowledge and skills of forty six nurses working in a general hospital in Bangalore, India were evaluated objectively using Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ) and case vignettes. The results revealed that these general nurses had less than satisfactory mental health knowledge and skills. The findings highlighted the need for systematic in-service training for nursing staff in mental health problems.
ISSN:	0020-7640 1741-2854
DOI:	10.1177/002076409103700407