The therapeutic aspects of acceptance.
OBJECTIVE
What does acceptance mean to hospitalized adolescents?


METHODS
Using a phenomenological research approach, the authors asked hospitalized adolescents (N = 6) on a psychiatric unit to describe how acceptance from psychiatric-mental health nurses was experienced by them.


RESULTS
Three essential themes emerged: (a) the nurse who shows acceptance is seen as a friend, (b) acceptance generates a sense of well-being, and (c) acceptance produces feelings of comfort with the nurse.


CONCLUSIONS
In acceptance, adolescents experience nurses as unique individuals who provide comfort and nurturing. This relationship connection helps adolescent clients to use their inner strength to gain a sense of well-being.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing