title: Therapeutic risks in mental health nursing.
abstract: Taking risks would appear to be a part of everyday life for most people, but this is not always the case for many long-stay psychiatric patients. Nurses frequently over-protect people receiving mental health care because they are concerned that the patient may come to harm. Allowing patients to take therapeutic risks which can help them to learn from their mistakes can be extremely beneficial. This article outlines the importance of incorporating safeguards into the care plan to ensure the risk of harm is minimised.
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authors: Ryan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012309:Risk-Taking