title: Psychiatric nurses' self-rated competence.
abstract: This study explored the self-rated competence of 52 Swedish psychiatric nurses in three clinical environments: forensic psychiatry, general psychiatric inpatient care, and clinical non-residential psychiatric care. A questionnaire wtih 56 statements from nine areas of expertise was completed. Forensic nurses were more skilled in safety and quality and in dealing with violence and conflicts. Non-specialist nurses appreciated their skills more so than specialist nurses in health promotion and illness prevention and conduct, information, and education. Women were inclined to invite patients' relatives for education and information. Men attended to a patients' spiritual needs; they also coped with violence and managed conflicts.
authors: University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors: Beatrice
authors: B
authors: Ewalds-Kvist
authors: Martina
authors: M
authors: Algotsson
authors: Annelie
authors: A
authors: Bergström
authors: Kim
authors: K
authors: Lützén
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D053604:Forensic Nursing / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires