An Investigation and Analysis of humanistic caring ability about psychiatric nurses in a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou

Objective To investigate the level and related factors of humanistic caring ability of psychiatric nurses in a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou. Methods One hundred and seventy-eight nurses were investigated with Caring Ability Inventory. Results The score of the caring ability of the investigated nurses was 196.72±16.33. Female nurses scored higher than male nurses in caring ability. The humanistic caring ability of nurse with bachelor degree was higher than that from nursing school(P<0.01). The score of caring ability of nurses with more than 15 years of work experience was significantly higher than others (P<0.01) . The score of humanistic care ability of nurses who are not only children is significantly higher than that of only children (P<0.01) . Conclusion The psychiatric nurses' caring ability needs to be further improved. Gender, only children or not, the professional title, education and working years are the influence factors of humanistic caring ability in psychiatric nursing staff. Key words: Psychiatric nurses; Humanistic care; Caring ability