Assessment of the attitude of staff nurses towards hospitalised psychiatric patients in Kolar (Karnataka)
Sreevani, R.; Revathi, S.
Nursing Journal of India 103(1): 44-46
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-6503 PMID: 23534191 Document Number: 663310
As in other fields, the awareness of patients regarding their rights in seeking right or opting for particular modality of treatment is on the increase. This study sought to assess the attitude of staff nurses towards psychiatric patients hospitalised in a hospital in Karnataka. The study included 15 Diploma and as many Degree level nursing students. Using convenience sampling technique, authors conclude that graduate nurses were more articulate in asserting that hospitalised psychiatric patients were justified in seeking information about their illness and treatment or declining treatment than diploma students. The authors also suggest in-service education programme for nurses so as to inculcate a more positive attitude towards mentally ill patients.