[Equipping nurses with psychiatric mental health nursing skills for the 21st century].

ABSTRACT

In the fast changing environment of 21st century, life can be difficult to manage and personal relationships and interaction more complicated. They cause life stress. Hardiness of personality is therefore more important than before. Nurses are members of society. If nurses are under stress for long periods of time without efficient coping methods, they will become unconsciously fatigued and that will affect not only their occupational life but also their nursing competencies, their own making it difficult help patients and their families to relieve stress and improve their quality of life. Through literature review, this paper will explore how to help nurses to adopt elements of psychiatric mental health nursing and strengthen their physical and mental health in order to improve their personal health and professional skills.