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‘Something always comes up’: nurse–patient interaction in an acute psychiatric setting
Author(s) -
Cleary M.,
Cleary M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1365-2850
pISSN - 1351-0126
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1999.00248.x
Subject(s) - nursing , acute care , medicine , perception , nurse–client relationship , medline , nurse education , patient care , focus group , psychology , health care , business , marketing , neuroscience , political science , law , economics , economic growth
In this study, 10 nurses and 10 patients were interviewed to explore factors influencing nurse–patient interactions in an acute psychiatric inpatient facility. The six themes that emerged from the nursing interviews were; environment, something always comes up, nurses’ attributes, patient factors, instrumental support and focus of nursing. The four themes from the patient interviews were; nurses’ attributes, role perceptions, clinical care, and time. These findings have implications for clinical practice, the nurses’ role and nursing education.