Perceived stressors, coping strategies, and burnout pertaining to psychiatric nurses working on locked psychiatric units

<p>The purpose of this study was to describe perceived occupational stressors, coping strategies, and burnout levels of psychiatric nurses working on locked psychiatric units in southeastern Michigan (<em>N</em> = 46), as well as to examine the relationships among demographic factors and these variables. This study utilized a correlation design, adapting the stress, coping, and burnout theoretical frameworks of Seyle, Lazarus, Folkman, and Maslach.</p> <p>The results indicated that the majority of psychiatric nurses in this study were experiencing low levels of stress and moderate levels of burnout. The findings suggested that staffing issues were an important factor in determining stress levels, and activities outside of work were preferred as methods of coping. Because the majority of research in the area of psychiatric nursing has been conducted outside of the United States, this research provides a baseline from which to address the problem of stress among psychiatric nurses working on locked psychiatric units.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Year

2006

Author dc:creator

• White, Richard A

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lorraine M. Wilson, RN, PhD, Chair
• Susan K. Pfoutz, RN, PhD

• Burn out (Psychology)
• Psychiatric nursing United States Psychological aspects
• Psychiatric nurses United States
• Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/84

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1083