title: Recovery-oriented practices of psychiatric-mental health nursing staff in an acute hospital setting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is a national initiative to integrate recovery-oriented practices into the delivery of mental health services. Few empirical studies have been conducted to measure these practices in psychiatric-mental health (PMH) nursing, particularly in short-term acute hospital settings.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the reliability of the Recovery Self Assessment-Registered Nurse Version (RSA-RN) and explored recovery practices of PMH nurses and nursing staff in an acute treatment setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive one-group design with convenience sampling was employed. One hundred and five participants completed the RSA-RN and the demographic data form.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The RSA-RN full-scale instrument demonstrated excellent internal consistency, and the five subscales demonstrated acceptable internal consistency. Significant, favorable relationships were found between RSA-RN scores and nursing staff who (a) had formal education in mental health recovery, (b) considered themselves knowledgeable about recovery, and (c) considered their place of work to be "recovery-oriented."
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The RSA-RN is a useful tool in measuring recovery-oriented practice. Formal education should be considered as an intervention to increase recovery-oriented practices in PMH nursing.
authors.affiliation: The Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. kmcloughlin@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Kris A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: McLoughlin
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Du Wick
authors.forename: Charlene M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Collazzi
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Puntil
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D062309:Community Integration; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: hospitals; mental health recovery; mental health systems; psychiatric nursing practice; recovery practice