PSYCHIATRIC URGENCY AND EMERGENCY CARE NURSES: AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROFILE

Authors

  • Divane de Vargas
  • Janaina Soares
  • Talita Dutra Ponce Universidade de São Paulo
  • Bruna Batista de Oliveira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i4.50704

Keywords:

Psychiatric Nursing, Psychiatry, Professional Practice, Nursing Care, Psychiatric Emergency Services.

Abstract

The present study characterized the professional and educational profile of nurses working at psychiatric urgency and emergency services, identifying its association with clinical practice. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 184 nurses in 17 psychiatric urgency and emergency healthcare services in the state of São Paulo from February to October 2012. A significant association was found between the profile of nurses and clinical practice in psychiatric urgency and emergency care, and the greatest predictors of this association were: male gender (OR=9.05), length of time in the profession longer than 10 years (OR=2.67), and having graduated at public educational institutions (OR=2.14). The prevalence of male nurses in psychiatric urgency and emergency care services suggests the perpetuation of the model based on physical strength. Professional experience and increased workload during undergraduate studies are factors that may lead to a better clinical practice in psychiatric emergency services.

Author Biography

Talita Dutra Ponce, Universidade de São Paulo

Departamento Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrico

Saúde Mental e Psiquiatria

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Published

2017-11-22

How to Cite

de Vargas, D., Soares, J., Ponce, T. D., & de Oliveira, B. B. (2017). PSYCHIATRIC URGENCY AND EMERGENCY CARE NURSES: AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROFILE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i4.50704

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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