title: Does nursing theory adequately prepare psychiatric nurses to work with delusional patients?
abstract: The theory and practice of psychiatric nursing has been subjected to little serious research; consequently some nursing interventions recommended by nursing texts lack formal evaluation. This study examined one aspect of practice: the way in which nurses work with delusional patients. Registered psychiatric nurses were asked to describe the way in which they deal with patients whose delusions are a major clinical problem. The findings highlight a disparity between practice and theory.
mesh_terms: D003702:Delusions / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009736:Nursing Process; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011936:Reality Testing