What is the relevance of studying psychology in nursing?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Psychology is regarded as an important component of nurse education, though the nature of this relationship can be considered elusive.

In pointing out that the effect of learning psychology has yet to be measured in nursing practice, a case is put forward proposing a different approach to its teaching. The emphasis on content-based courses in which nurses are expected simply to learn a body of knowledge and apply that to their nursing is considered.

Instead it is argued that a process-based course, that is one which emphasizes the methods and approaches used in gathering psychological information, is more appropriate. This, it is felt, should contribute to the aim of the nursing profession that its members be able to adopt a critical stance and develop research mindedness in the practice of their work.

Answer 3

this is because it would help them deal with their patients as individuals from a particular society with different backgrounds