| dc.description.abstract | Nursing staff form the backbone of the health care system, providing 24-hour
holistic, quality care to patients. Job demands generally have a significant and negative impact
on nurses’ well-being and several work outcomes. Registered nurses working in psychiatric
hospitals with patients who have mental illness are subjected to assault, aggression, persistent
chronic stressors and verbal abuse, among other stressors, and may display anxiety, emotional
exhaustion, depression, fatigue, emotional outbursts, and symptoms of burnout. Quality care
for patients may be compromised, as absenteeism due to the stressors experienced may result
in a shortage of nursing staff. Therefore, a better understanding of components influencing the
psychological well-being of registered nurses would result in improvements to the quality of
nursing care. | en_US |
