| The Effects of an Aggression Management Program on Knowledge and Attitudes of Aggression Management in Psychiatric Nurses |
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Mi A Cho1, Chung Sook Lee2 |
1Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse, St. John of God Hospital
2Professor, College of Nursing, Chonnam National University |
| 공격행동관리 프로그램이 정신 간호사의 공격행동관리에 대한 지식 및 태도에 미치는 효과 |
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조미아1, 이정숙2 |
1광주 천주의 성요한병원 정신보건간호사
2전남대학교 간호대학 교수 |
Correspondence:
Chung Sook Lee, Tel: 82-62-220-4348, Fax: 82-62-227-4009,
Email: julia4779@hanmail.net
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Received: 3 August 2009 • Revised: 9 December 2009 • Accepted: 10 December 2009 |
| Abstract |
Purpose
This study was to verify the effects of an aggression management program on knowledge and attitudes of aggression management in psychiatric nurses.
Methods
This research design was quasi-experimental research of a non-equivalent control group pre-post test design. The total subjects were 22 psychiatric nurses. The research tools were knowledge, management of aggression and violence attitude scale (MAVAS) and overt aggression scale (OAS).
Data was collected by self-reported structured questionnaires from June 13th to July 30th, 2008 and analyzed with frequency, percentage,χ2 test, Fisher's exact test, and Mann-Whitney U test.
Results
The scores of knowledge and attitudes of aggression management was significantly different between the two groups.
Conclusion
Based on the above findings, this program could be applied as an effective nursing intervention in managing patients' aggression by psychiatric nurses in nursing practice. |
| Key Words:
Aggression management; Program; Knowledge; Attitudes; Nurses |
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