Date of Award
Spring 5-10-2024
Document Type
DNP Project
Project Team Faculty Member
Valerie Griffin
Project Team Faculty Member
Tracy Cooley
Keywords
Nursing, Depression, Assessment, Comfort level, Psychiatric, Mood disorder, Ambivalence
Abstract
Evidence shows that a fraction of nurses are uncomfortable assessing patients for depression. When depression assessments are uncomfortable for the clinician, there may be inconsistencies in practice which can negatively affect patient outcomes. An evidence-based survey was developed and distributed to nurses at an urban hospital in Missouri. The survey assessed nurse's confidence, frequency of assessment, and understanding in evaluating patients for depression. Seventy-three nurses took part in the confidential survey. Thirty percent of the participants reported that they sometimes ask about mood and twenty-one percent reported that they rarely ask about mood. Although results showed that nurses were not comfortable assessing for depression, many of the nurses provided positive feedback on the need for future surveys to bring awareness to standards of care.
Recommended Citation
Shafer, Jonathan and Clubb, Riley R., "Evaluating Nurse Comfort Levels Assessing for Depression in an Urban Hospital Setting" (2024). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 331.
https://spark.siue.edu/dnpprojects/331
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