Perception, satisfaction and resistance reported by nursing professionals working in psychiatry

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.2019v40n1p63

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Nursing care, Psychiatric department hospital, Job satisfaction, Psychiatric nursing.

Abstract

Objective: to identify nursing professionals’ perception, satisfaction and resistance to work in psychiatry.
Methods: this is a exploratory study with 16 nursing professionals of psychiatric hospitalization unit of the State of São Paulo. Interviews with guiding questions about the beginning of their career and how they feel nowadays working in this area. Content thematic analysis.
Results: of the 16 professionals, 68.8% women, mean age 35.7 years old. 87.5% of the professionals have resisted to work in psychiatry. The resistance reasons were lack of preparation (100%), preconception (43.7%), scare of developing mental disorders (30%). Nowadays 50% are scared of aggressive patients, but they do not like to work in other area. They are satisfied with their work because they feel important to the patients’ recovery.
Conclusion: many nursing professionals began working in psychiatry due the lack of opportunities for their first job. Preconception regarding psychiatry, insufficient teaching of psychiatric nursing and the fear of developing mental disorders predispose these professionals to consider the psychiatric nursing career negatively.

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Author Biographies

Renata Marques de Oliveira, Faculdade de Ensino Superior e Formação Integral - FAIP

Doctorate in Sciences by the Psychiatric Nursing Program of the Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Professor in the Faculdade de Ensino Superior e Formação Integral - FAIP

Antonio Carlos Siqueira Júnior, Faculdade de Medicina de Marília - FAMEMA

Doctorate in Psychiatric Nursing from the Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Teacher at the Faculdade de Medicina de Marília - FAMEMA

Antonia Regina Ferreira Furegato, Universidade de São Paulo - USP

Doctorate in Nursing from the Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Senior Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo - USP

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2019-09-05

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Oliveira RM de, Siqueira Júnior AC, Furegato ARF. Perception, satisfaction and resistance reported by nursing professionals working in psychiatry. Semin. Cienc. Biol. Saude [Internet]. 2019 Sep. 5 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];40(1):63-74. Available from: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/34216

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