The Nurse Working Performance in an Indonesian Psychiatric Hospital

Nurhayati¹, Sofia², Marthoenis^3
1Master of Nursing Shia Kuala University, Indonesia
²Faculty of Medicine, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia
³Faculty of Nursing, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51244/IJRSI.2023.10604

Received: 28 May 2023; Accepted: 07 June 2023; Published: 04 July 2023

Abstract: Psychiatric nurses working in mental hospitals often experience poor performance due to various pressures from their work environment. However, exactly how they performed in the hospital has yet to be discovered. This study aims to determine the picture of the performance of Psychiatric nurses. The study was a study of 85 nurses. The study used the Six-D Scale of Nursing Performance questionnaire to measure nurses’ performance. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results showed that more than half of the nurses performed well, while the rest did poorly. Therefore, hospital management must pay special attention to motivating underperforming nurses to work optimally in treating patients with mental disorders.

Keywords: Performance, Nurse, Psychiatric, Hospital

I. Introduction

Nurses working in mental hospitals face environments that have high stressors, such as a lack of energy and unpredictable patient behaviours, such as aggression and violence (Robinson et al., 2013). The increased stress in mental care is compounded by difficulties communicating with patients, repeated patient relapses, and caring for potentially physically abusive patients. This condition impacts productivity and will ultimately reduce the performance of psychiatric nurses (Matsumoto &; Yoshioka, 2019).
Several studies show that psychiatric nurse performance problems are influenced by management factors and related to psychological factors such as psychological capital and mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress). An et al. (2020) suggest that nurses’ performance is also influenced by positive psychological capital. These findings contribute to the understanding that positive psychological capital will improve performance. Therefore, this study aims to examine the overall performance of psychiatric nurses working in a psychiatric hospital.

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