Safe and sound: orienting nurses to psychiatry.
Nurses without prior psychiatric experience need to acquire certain information and skills if they are to practice with a sense of competence as they begin their careers in psychiatric/mental health nursing. Essential content for a suggested orientation program includes: key theoretical concepts; maintenance of a safe environment; and interacting with clients who are delusional/hallucinating, behaving seductively, or are suicidal. The importance of clinical supervision is addressed.
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D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D009042:Motivation; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*