Why do nurses need to study psychology? The point of studying psychology for students who are non-psychology majors is to obtain basic knowledge about why people behave and think the way they do. This is important for a solid liberal arts education. Nurses especially should know their psychology because they are often right in the midst of major life events of their patients--deaths, births, major illness, rehabilitation and recovery, etc. Understanding psychology helps the nurse to anticipate what the patient and his/her family will be feeling and the way they may react. This helps the nurse to better plan nursing interventions. Studying psychology also helps the nurse understand why patients respond the way they do in difficult situations and helps the nurse to be compassionate, not judgemental. nurses need to study psychology so they can use reverse psychology to get patients to calm or sit still, or go to the operation room or something without too much of a hassle.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 03:50:06 +0000
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