Mental Health Needs of Inpatient Psychiatric Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

IF 1.5 4区 医学 Q3 NURSING
Angel D Gresham, Olimpia Paun, Michelle Heyland
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Abstract

Introduction: The lack of mental health supports and resources for psychiatric nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to stress, burnout, and reduced mental wellness. Simultaneously, the pandemic's safety mitigation measures made significant changes to the inpatient psychiatric population environment making it difficult to maintain a therapeutic milieu and increased mental health challenges among staff and patients.

Aims: This study aimed to identify external and internal resilience factors, mental health support, and resources provided by organizations, and additional mental health support and resources inpatient psychiatric nurses felt would have been beneficial during the pandemic.

Methods: An anonymous web-based survey was administered via American Psychiatric Nurses Association Member Bridge. Notably, 68 respondents represented 23 states across the United States.

Results: Interpersonal peer relationships, self-awareness, self-care, mindfulness, and purpose were identified resilience factors. Free counseling, decompression rooms, pastoral support, self-care discounts, and support groups were top support and resource options. Policies, time-off, personal protective equipment (PPE) availability, counseling and self-care, and appreciation were major themes reflecting what participants thought would have been beneficial. Coping strategies, organizational support, resilience, altruism, and family and peer support were instrumental in psychiatric nurses' survival during the pandemic.

Conclusion: Identifying factors of resilience is key to supporting and protecting the mental health of psychiatric nurses. Organizations can better support their nurses when they understand what mental health support and resource options are perceived as most beneficial by inpatient nurses.

COVID-19 大流行期间住院精神病科护士的心理健康需求。
导言:在 COVID-19 大流行期间,精神科护士缺乏心理健康支持和资源,导致压力、职业倦怠和心理健康水平下降。同时,大流行病的安全缓解措施使精神病住院患者的环境发生了重大变化,从而使治疗环境难以维持,并增加了员工和患者的心理健康挑战。研究目的:本研究旨在确定外部和内部的恢复因素、心理健康支持和组织提供的资源,以及精神病住院护士认为在大流行病期间有益的额外心理健康支持和资源:方法:通过美国精神科护士协会会员桥(American Psychiatric Nurses Association Member Bridge)进行匿名网络调查。值得注意的是,68 位受访者来自美国 23 个州:结果:人际同伴关系、自我意识、自我保健、正念和目的被认为是复原力因素。免费咨询、减压室、牧师支持、自我保健折扣和支持小组是最重要的支持和资源选项。政策、休息时间、个人防护设备(PPE)的可用性、心理咨询和自我保健以及赞赏是反映参与者认为有益的主要主题。应对策略、组织支持、应变能力、利他主义以及家庭和同伴支持对精神科护士在大流行期间的生存至关重要:确定抗逆力因素是支持和保护精神科护士心理健康的关键。如果机构了解住院护士认为哪些心理健康支持和资源选择最有益,就能更好地为护士提供支持。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA) is a peer-reviewed bi-monthly journal publishing up-to-date information to promote psychiatric nursing, improve mental health care for culturally diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities, as well as shape health care policy for the delivery of mental health services. JAPNA publishes both clinical and research articles relevant to psychiatric nursing. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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