Abstract

Aims: 1) To examine emergency department (ED) nurses' reports of a) frequency b) importance and c) self-efficacy related to the application of recommended psychiatric nursing competencies in three domains (i.e., assessment, tasks, knowledge).

2) To test the extent to which frequency and importance independently predict ED nurses' self-efficacy related to the application of the competencies in their daily work.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 1560152; ProQuest document ID: 1557799343. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Joanna J. Mello, MS, RN, CCRN

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Thesis

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Psychiatric Nursing Competencies, Emergency Departments, Self-Efficacy, Patient Care

Advisor

Janice Bell

Second Advisor

Elena O. Siegel

Degree

Master's

Degree Grantor

University of California, Davis

Degree Year

2014

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Date of Issue

2022-05-09

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