The attitudes of mental health nurses that support a positive therapeutic relationship: The perspective of people diagnosed with BPD.

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Some nurses develop positive relationships with people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), while others have negative emotional reactions to people diagnosed with this disorder. The therapeutic relationship is key in the practice of mental health nursing. Enhanced knowledge of BPD allows mental health nurses to develop improved self-awareness, knowledge and understanding of the individuals and insight into the therapeutic challenges, which can improve attitudes towards people with this diagnosis. WHAT THE PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: We are lacking knowledge about the perspective of people diagnosed with BPD on the attitudes of mental health nurses that facilitate a positive therapeutic relationship. The perspective of people with a BPD diagnosis on the therapeutic relationship offers key information about the attitudes that they credit with supporting their recovery. The participants-people diagnosed with BPD-perceived that the following attitudes of mental health nurses reinforced the therapeutic relationship: confidence in the person's recovery, non-judgement, sense of humour, availability and humanity. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE?: The study highlights mental health nurses' attitudes that participants perceived as having a positive effect on the therapeutic relationship. The recognition among people diagnosed with BPD of the constructive attitudes of mental health nurses may improve nurses' motivation to improve care for these patients. This study will allow mental health nurses to increase their awareness of the importance of attitude in the therapeutic relationship with people diagnosed with BPD. ABSTRACT: Introduction The therapeutic relationship between mental health nurses and people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is essential to successful treatment, and nurses' attitudes are a key component of this relationship. Some nurses develop positive therapeutic relationships with people diagnosed with BPD, while others have negative emotional reactions which in turn limit their ability to develop a positive therapeutic relationship. There is a gap in the literature with respect to how people diagnosed with BPD perceive the attitudes of mental health nurses that foster a positive therapeutic relationship. Aim To describe how people diagnosed with BPD who have experienced an improvement perceive the role of the attitudes of mental health nurses in building a positive therapeutic relationship. Method Qualitative descriptive design with 12 interviews; thematic content analysis. Results Participants identified five attitudes of mental health nurses as contributing to a positive therapeutic relationship: confidence in their ability to recover, non-judgement, humour, availability and humanity. Discussion Nurses' attitudes are key to the therapeutic relationship. It may be possible for nurses to improve their attitudes towards patients diagnosed with BPD through self-reflection. Implications for practice Mental health nurses should incorporate methods that explore attitudes and attitudinal development of the workforce.

Impacto de la enfermedad oncológica infantil. PErcepción de las familias y de las enfermeras. Proyecto de investigación / Research project. The impact of pediatric oncologic disease: families' and nurses' perception

Introducción. Vivir la experiencia de tener un hijoa con cáncer es una situación que genera una crisis en la familia que afecta no solo a nivel estructural, sino también emocional. Las enfermeras son las profesionales miembros del equipo multidisciplinar que se relacionan más tiempo con estas familias, por lo que es interesante saber cómo evidencian esta experiencia para poder mejorar la práctica asistencial, que debe contemplar una orientación holística dentro de los cuidados de alta complejidad que precisa un niño oncológico. Objetivos. Analizar el impacto en las familias producido por el debut de una enfermedad oncológica infantil; describir la percepción de las enfermeras sobre el impacto y la vivencia de las familias en el inicio de una enfermedad oncológica infantil y comparar la percepción que tienen las familias con la percepción de las enfermeras con respecto al debut de la enfermedad oncológica infantil. Ámbito de estudio. Unidad de Oncología y Hospital de Día del Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona. Metodología. Estudio cualitativo siguiendo un enfoque basado en la fenomenología hermenéutica de Heidegger. Los participantes serán las familias de niños con cáncer y las enfermeras dedicadas a su cuidado. Para la recogida de datos se utilizará la entrevista en profundidad y, si se considerara pertinente, el grupo de discusión. El tipo de análisis utilizado será el de la temática bajo el método de análisis del contenido, siguiendo el método de análisis Guía QUAGOL (Qualitative Analysis Guide of Leuven) (AU)

Introduction. Going through the experience of having a child with cancer often results in a structural and emotional crisis for the family. Nurses, as professional members of a multidisciplinary team, interrelate the most with the families of oncologic pediatric patients. It is of great interest to provide evidence of nurses’ experience, in order to improve the care practice for children with cancer. Due to these patients’ highly complex needs in terms of care, a holistic approach is required. Objectives. To design a study which will determine the impact that the debut of an oncologic disease on a child has on families, by comparing nurses’ perception on the impact and experience of families going through this process to those of the actual family. Field of study. Oncology Unit and Day Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona. Methodology. A qualitative study based on Heidegger’s hermeneutic phenomenology. The subjects of study will be parents of children with cancer and nurses involved in their care. For data collection, interviews and group discussions (if considered relevant) will be collected. The type of analysis used will be content analysis, following the QUAGOL Guide (Qualitative Analysis Guide of Leuven) (AU)