Positive mental health in nursing students

Mental health is emotional, psychological and social well-being. It is important at all stages of life, it determines how we handle stress, relate to others and make decisions. In imbalance it affects how we think, feel and act in life. Positive mental health (Lluch T.) is the presence of positive thoughts, emotions and actions. The dimensions that make up this concept are personal satisfaction, prosocial attitude, self-control, autonomy, problem solving and self-actualization and interpersonal relationship skills. Each factor that makes up the positive mental health, are important in the interaction of each of them; in nursing students, it is a little researched topic. Students should have a high level of interpersonal relationship skills, since they should know how to relate to the person, family and community; requiring initiative, empathy, adaptability to establish a lasting bond with those they relate to. Several authors make reference to the fact that positive mental health should be worked on in the field of prevention and promotion, oriented towards self-learning.