title: Nursing Staff's Perceptions of Patient Safety in Psychiatric Inpatient Care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to explore nursing staff's perceptions of patient safety in psychiatric inpatient care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nurses were asked to describe their perceptions in semi-structured interviews, and their responses were analyzed by inductive content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses addressed two sets of factors: one related to the experiences of safety and the other related to the implementation of safe care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The views of the nurses contribute to formalization of organizational policies and strategies. In particular, they highlight the importance of continual training for the staff and management, considering patients' views, and treating patients as collaborators in their care.
authors.affiliation: Central Finland Health Care District, Jyväskylä, Finland.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanerva
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lammintakanen
authors.affiliation: Central Finland Health Care District, Jyväskylä, Finland.
authors.forename: Tuula
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kivinen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Content analysis; inpatient care; mental health care; patient safety; psychiatric care