title: Nurses take. Therapeutic change into their own hands.
abstract: As part of a continuous quality improvement program, a hospital implements a nurse-driven milieu therapy plan for substance abuse patients.
authors.affiliation: Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008884:Milieu Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*