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Effat Sheikhbahaeddinzadeh1, Tahereh Ashktorab1, Abbas Ebadi2,3
1Department of Nursing Management, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Medical Science, Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran.
Technical competency for psychiatric nurses includes specialized knowledge and practical application. This ensures patient safety and effective care, guiding postgraduate psychiatric nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Clinical Competency
Background:
- Patient safety is paramount in healthcare.
- Technical skills are essential for psychiatric nurses to provide safe and effective patient care.
- Understanding technical competency is crucial for postgraduate psychiatric nursing students.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define and explain the technical competency required for postgraduate psychiatric nursing students.
- To identify the key components of technical skills in psychiatric nursing.
Main Methods:
- Conventional qualitative content analysis of a larger study on clinical competency.
- Semi-structured individual interviews with instructors, postgraduate students, nurses, psychologists, and psychiatrists.
- Purposeful sampling until data saturation in Iran, 2020.
Main Results:
- Technical competency encompasses "specialized knowledge" (general nursing, psychiatric nursing, psychology basics) and "application of knowledge in practice" (clinical experience, interventions, education, research).
- Key subcategories identified include general nursing knowledge, psychiatric nursing expertise, psychological understanding, clinical skills, and evidence-based practice.
Conclusions:
- Postgraduate psychiatric nursing students integrate knowledge from nursing, psychology, education, and research.
- Developing technical competency enhances both theoretical knowledge and practical application in psychiatric nursing.
- This study provides a framework for assessing and improving technical skills in psychiatric nursing education.
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