title: Health teaching needs of psychiatric inpatients.
abstract: A 37 item survey designed to assess health teaching needs of adult psychiatric inpatients is described. Data are collected from inpatients with the help of the primary nurse therapists. The design identifies health teaching deficits, optimal teaching methods, and need distribution. Nursing Administrators of psychiatric facilities will benefit from this baseline data for the design and implementation of their own programming.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hamer
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D009864:Ontario; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires