The Effect of the Role Performance Strengthening Program on the Adaptive Performance and Competence of Nurses

It has been understood that supporting the mental health and resilience of nurses who are vulnerable to the difficulties experienced during the pandemic process is of great importance. In this context, it has been revealed that there is a need for supportive psychiatric nursing practices; that psychiatric nurses need to help their colleagues cope with difficulties during difficult processes such as the pandemic. Based on this need, a psychoeducation program was written in this doctoral thesis to support and strengthen nurses during the pandemic process. This program, called "Role Performance Strengthening Program", is shaped within the framework of cognitive behavioral approach elements and is based on the Roy Adaptation Model. It is thought that the competence and adaptive performance level of nurses will increase through this structured psychoeducation program; therefore, the competence and adaptive performance level of nurses will be maintained and even increased during difficult processes such as the pandemic.