Resistance to changing practice from pro re nata prescriptions to patient group directions in acute mental health settings.

abstract：:The new Norwegian health legislation has increased the quality demands on nursing documentation. The staff at a psychiatric hospital has, together with us, explored their own way of producing written nursing documentation. In collaboration with them, we have analysed 32 patient journals which were made anonymous. We r...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Karlsen R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：ACCESSIBLE SUMMARY:• Explores current research illuminating the physiological mechanisms contributing the relationship of sleep dysfunction and depression. • Investigates the crucial role of sleep in the affective modulation of brain functioning. • Describes the relationship between emotional brain processing during ra...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Edge LC

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hazardous and harmful drinkers make up a significant percentage of A and E attendees, and brief interventions have been shown to reduce harm among this particular group. This paper evaluates a pilot project which introduced a screening and brief intervention programme within the A and E department. This project aimed ...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： O'Brien MT

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Violence in psychiatric inpatient units is a major and growing problem. Research interest has primarily focussed on patient characteristics. The role of staff factors and the antecedents of violent incidents has been neglected, despite the fact that staff factors and behaviour may be more readily amenable to change th...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Spokes K,Bond K,Lowe T,Jones J,Illingworth P,Brimblecombe N,Wellman N

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:The purpose of this study was to describe Finnish psychiatric nurses' ethical perceptions about coercive measures in acute psychiatric setting. METHODS:The data were collected with a questionnaire developed for this study. The sample included 170 Finnish psychiatric nurses on acute wards in five p...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Lind M,Kaltiala-Heino R,Suominen T,Leino-Kilpi H,Välimäki M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The issue of self-harm is not only a widespread phenomenon but also a challenging one. Nurses in particular are faced with this challenge, as they tend to be the primary professional group when working with people who self-harm within health service provision. The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical appraisal...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Allen S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify the conceptual models that underpin mental health nursing care in clinical settings. This study is a modification of a previous study which evaluated the influence of implicit models of mental disorder on processes of decision making within community-based teams. Participants comp...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Carlyle D,Crowe M,Deering D

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of clients in the process of developing their care and treatment package is well established. If a genuine collaboration in treatment is achieved one of the fundamental bases of this process lies with 'informed consent'. Neuroleptic medication forms the basis of relapse prevention treatment for people ...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Harris NR,Lovell K,Day JC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess whether clinical supervision provided by workplace-based supervisors can enhance outcomes for mental health nurses attending a psychosocial intervention education programme and the service users whom they work with. A quasi-experimental controlled design was used. The main outcome measure wa...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Bradshaw T,Butterworth A,Mairs H

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on a case study for a person with a diagnosis of schizophrenia using cognitive behavioural therapy. A range of scales was used to detect treatment effect and outcome. No significant clinical changes were detected using the scales, which are routinely used with such interventions. Subjective data wer...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Carden J,Jones A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A considerable amount of research on the treatment of young people suffering from serious mental illnesses states that good collaboration with relatives is essential for reducing relapse, improving recovery and enhancing quality of life for patients and relatives. The aim of this study was to explore and describe what...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Nordby K,Kjønsberg K,Hummelvoll JK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent Australian Government policy reflects the integral nature of active consumer participation to the planning and delivery of mental health services. The effectiveness of consumer participation in improving mental health services has received some attention in the literature. Commonwealth Government funding enable...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Happell B,Roper C

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current government policy dictates that where possible patients who have learning disabilities should be cared for within the framework of ordinary generic national health services, with specialist provision kept to a minimum. The mental health care of this client group may be problematic and diagnostic overshadowing ...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Clark LL

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the effectiveness of an instructional videotape for newly admitted hospitalized psychiatric patients is discussed and evaluated. It is suggested that by using 'actors' with whom the patient is familiar (hospital staff), the educational and therapeutic benefit of the video is enhanced. This paper provi...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Meymandi A,Deaver EL

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper argues that the secularization of madness, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, occurred as a consequence of cultural change that accompanied the social upheavals of the age. In examining the reconciliation of competing explanations for madness, from theological and empirical viewpoints, it is s...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Weeks NP

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observation is a fundamental skilled nursing intervention. Special observation is an intensified and often prolonged form of this intervention. Depending upon their nature, and the circumstances under which they are carried out, special observations may invoke varying degrees of stress in both the observer and the obs...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Neilson P,Brennan W

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper is to describe the first 2 years of operation of an electronic system for reporting medication events in psychiatry (Medi-Event system). We have carried out a descriptive analysis of all medication events (errors, near misses and adverse drug reactions) reported between 1 March 2008 and 28 Februa...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Haw C,Cahill C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this educational session was to form a group interaction model for improving the self-awareness of nurses via psychodrama. The structured group interaction session was conducted three times, with three separate groups, during the 'Intensive Care Nursing' training programme at a teaching hospital in Ankara. ...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Oflaz F,Meriç M,Yuksel Ç,Ozcan CT

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines attitudes, of adult users of mental health services, towards hospital and home treatment in a crisis or emergency. A comparison was made between South Asian clients (n = 35) and white residents of the British Isles (n = 26) with a diagnosis of schizophrenia as defined by the International Classific...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Khan I,Pillay K

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this phenomenological study was to increase the understanding of the experiences of chronically mentally ill individuals who are re-entering the community after hospitalization. Ten individuals from an acute care psychiatric hospital who had had two or more admissions within a 12-month period were inter...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Montgomery P,Johnson B

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staff are injured more frequently than patients during the implementation of physical interventions. In essence the application of physical interventions is a form of manual handling, where the aggressive patient is the 'load'. In the non-mental healthcare environment, manual handling contributes to a large chunk of w...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Stubbs B

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The self-care deficits experienced by older clients in long-term mental health settings, because of cognitive impairment, are likely to impact upon the clients' higher-order needs. The practice of nursing the elderly involves a lot of personal contact, during the delivery of fundamental physical care. While physiologi...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Gleeson M,Timmins F

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its prevalence there has been little academic research into swearing, and certainly none on its impact on nurses and nursing practice. Nurses are, of all health workers, most likely to be targets of verbal aggression, and up to 100% of nurses in mental health settings report verbal abuse. The literature contai...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Stone TE,McMillan M,Hazelton M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UK national guidance has prioritized developing specialist services for first episode psychosis. Such services are in the early stages of development and a definitive treatment model has yet to be established. The aim of this study was to explore service users' experiences of a first episode intervention designed alon...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： O'Toole MS,Ohlsen RI,Taylor TM,Purvis R,Walters J,Pilowsky LS

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-medical prescribing is a relatively new competency that appears to benefit both service users and health professionals alike. However, little is known about its use in mental health settings. This single case study in one UK National Health Service (NHS) Trust aimed to look at these views and consider how the role...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Earle EA,Taylor J,Peet M,Grant G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since Peplau outlined her perceptions of psychiatric/mental health nursing in (1952) interpersonal relationships has been considered by many as the core of practice. In the intervening period of almost a half century many researchers and theorists have endeavoured to develop and integrate Peplau's framework into day-t...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Chambers M

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper addresses the topic of humanistic educative principles and examines it in the context of Irish psychiatric nurse education. Humanistic or existential philosophy influences the nursing curriculum profoundly, and yet a dichotomy continues to exist in relation to the epistemological basis informing nurse educa...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Scanlon A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we explore how aspects of the social world may be linked to mental health and psychiatric morbidity and propose that conditions should be created which allow individuals and communities greater opportunities for self-care and self-management. Specifically the focus is on social connections, disability an...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Lauder W,Kroll T,Jones M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Stigma involves connecting individuals with a particular label to negative characteristics; this is based not on the stigmatized condition itself, but cultural reactions to it. Stigma exists towards nurses with mental illness. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: This paper offer...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Peterson AL

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Psychiatric day hospital (DH) treatment has been offered since the 1930s and is appropriate for individuals experiencing intense psychiatric symptoms without requiring 24-hour inpatient care. No empirical research has examined the specific purpose of DH treatment from the perspectives of...

journal_title：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing

authors： Taube-Schiff M,Ruhig M,Mehak A,Deathe van Dyk M,Cassin SE,Ungar T,Koczerginski D,Sockalingam S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00