title: The impact of a family systems nursing educational program on the practice of psychiatric nurses: a pilot study.
abstract: A pilot study was conducted to examine the impact of a Family Systems Nursing educational program on the practice of psychiatric nurses and to explore the nurses' perceptions of the educational program. One year after the program, six nurses were asked to complete logbooks and to participate in an individual semistructured interview based on open-ended questions and on the critical incident approach to describe their family nursing interventions and to explore their perceptions on how the educational program influenced their practice of family nursing care. Content analyses indicated that participant nurses integrated systemic family interventions in their practice and were satisfied with the program.
authors.affiliation: University of Montreal. johanne.goudreau@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Johanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goudreau
authors.forename: Fabie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duhamel
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ricard
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011792:Quebec; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D013598:Systems Theory