title: [Actions of nurses in a psychiatric hospitalization unit at a university hospital].
abstract: Nursing care in mental health has been undergoing a process of paradigmatic change, from the asylum model to the pychosocial support. The aim of this study is to identify nurses' practices in a psychiatric ward in a university hospital. An exploratory and descriptive study of qualitative approach was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The results showed the apprehension of new concepts to guide mental health care: embracement, comprehensive care and individual consideration of the users' subjectivity guided nurses' practices. These practices are permeated by issues that go beyond the biological aspects, and include family and society.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria de Lourdes Custódio
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olschowsky
mesh_terms: D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital