Being recognised as a whole person: A qualitative study of inpatient experience in mental health.

This study suggests ways nurses can give priority to interpersonal interactions and relationships with hospitalised patients over task-oriented duties, highlighting the need for nurses to balance patient competing needs for both closeness and distance.
PMID: 30845858 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - March 10, 2019 Category: Nursing Tags: Issues Ment Health Nurs Source Type: research