2022 Volume 31 Issue 1 Pages 39-47
The purpose of this study was to understand how nurses working in psychiatric wards perceived and responded to the reactions expressed by patients who experienced relocation of their ward. It clarified what their experience was, and considered what it meant.
Nurses felt various feelings such as anxiety, irritation, and helplessness by observing and engaging with the reactions of patients who faced relocation. In addition, the move increased the number of nurses’ duties, and the provision of information from the hospital was delayed, and the work changed in the ward after relocation, which made nurses anxious. However, even those negative emotions could be utilized in care by noticing their own emotions and grasping their meanings. It was also a turning point for care, such as deepening the understanding of patients through the involvement of moving and adjusting the appropriate treatment environment for patients. Supporting the nurses who care for patients who faced the relocation was the strength of the team of nurses teeming with ‘awareness’ and ‘care’.