title: Psychiatric nursing outcome research: the state of the science.
abstract: A review of the nursing literature from 1989 to 1994 indicates that few psychiatric nursing studies are published in the major nursing research journals. The psychiatric specialization literature includes a large number of studies that are classified as either outcome studies or could serve as building blocks for future outcome studies. Few studies build on prior research, resulting in a weak scientific basis for evaluating the outcomes of psychiatric nursing care. Strategies for increasing the quantity and quality of psychiatric nursing outcome research are presented.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Nursing, Richmond, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merwin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mauck
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000639:trends