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RESEARCH PAPER
Social competence of mental health nurses
| 1 | Provincial Complex of Psychiatric Health in Olsztyn, Poland |
| 2 | Provincial Specialist Children's Hospital in Olsztyn, Poland |
| 3 | Department and Clinic of Rehabilitation, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Wioletta Gadecka
Provincial Complex of Psychiatric Health in Olsztyn, Wojska Polskiego 35, 10-228 Olsztyn, Poland. Tel.: +48 693 623 312.
Provincial Complex of Psychiatric Health in Olsztyn, Wojska Polskiego 35, 10-228 Olsztyn, Poland. Tel.: +48 693 623 312.
Submission date: 2015-01-09
Acceptance date: 2015-03-31
Online publication date: 2015-04-20
Publication date: 2020-03-26
Pol. Ann. Med. 2015;22(2):105–109
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The effectiveness of therapeutic interventions is highly determined by social competence of healthcare professionals. High level of interpersonal skills is particularly important in mental health nursing, where interpersonal relations are both the integral part and the most important source of the nursing process.
Aim:
The purpose of the study is to reveal differences in the level of social competence between mental health nurses and general nurses.
Material and methods:
150 registered nursing practitioners from Warmia and Mazury region participated in the study. Analysis included data obtained from 94 nurses. Social Competence Questionnaire (SCQ) was used.
Results and discussion:
The level of social competence of the majority of studied nurses (75%) is within an average range (sten 4–7). Mental health nurses have a significantly higher level of social competence than general nurses, with regard to the scale measuring the ability to maintain close interpersonal contact.
Conclusions:
To increase the level of social competence of nurses, standards of both undergraduate and postgraduate education should be verified and reviewed.
The effectiveness of therapeutic interventions is highly determined by social competence of healthcare professionals. High level of interpersonal skills is particularly important in mental health nursing, where interpersonal relations are both the integral part and the most important source of the nursing process.
Aim:
The purpose of the study is to reveal differences in the level of social competence between mental health nurses and general nurses.
Material and methods:
150 registered nursing practitioners from Warmia and Mazury region participated in the study. Analysis included data obtained from 94 nurses. Social Competence Questionnaire (SCQ) was used.
Results and discussion:
The level of social competence of the majority of studied nurses (75%) is within an average range (sten 4–7). Mental health nurses have a significantly higher level of social competence than general nurses, with regard to the scale measuring the ability to maintain close interpersonal contact.
Conclusions:
To increase the level of social competence of nurses, standards of both undergraduate and postgraduate education should be verified and reviewed.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None declared.
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