'Something always comes up': nurse-patient interaction in an acute psychiatric setting.
In this study, 10 nurses and 10 patients were interviewed to explore factors influencing nurse-patient interactions in an acute psychiatric inpatient facility. The six themes that emerged from the nursing interviews were; environment, something always comes up, nurses' attributes, patient factors, instrumental support and focus of nursing. The four themes from the patient interviews were; nurses' attributes, role perceptions, clinical care, and time. These findings have implications for clinical practice, the nurses' role and nursing education.
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Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service, Rozelle, NSW, Australia.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires