Relationships between patients and nurses in psychiatric wards

Altschul, A

doi:10.1016/0020-7489(71)90026-5

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“…There were also occasions where nurses did not share the same perspectives that patients described. This confirms the findings of other studies 11,17 , 18 . As the nurse–patient dyad is intrinsic to giving nursing care, collaboration and consensus between the nurse and their patient is essential for effective care.…”

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Culturally diverse patient–nurse interactions on acute care wards

Cioffi

2006

Int J of Nursing Practice

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The nurse-patient interaction is central to providing nursing care. This qualitative study explores nurses' and culturally diverse patients' experiences within nurse-patient relationships in acute care wards. Eight nurses and their respective patients volunteered to join the study and were interviewed. The three themes identified in relationships between nurses and culturally diverse patients were shared tension, perceived difference and held awareness. It is concluded from the study that relationships between nurses and culturally diverse patients in acute care wards during short episodes of hospitalization are not easy for nurses and need to receive deeper consideration as to how they can be developed more effectively. It is recommended that educational support be provided to develop more effective interactions between nurses and patients with research being carried out to investigate factors that can strengthen culturally diverse patient-nurse interactions in acute care settings.

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Culturally diverse patient–nurse interactions on acute care wards

Cioffi

2006

Int J of Nursing Practice

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“…Historically, psychiatric mental health (PMH) nurses have operated within a paradigm that values the critical role of the nurse–patient relationship (Barker, 2001; Peplau, 1952) and “human to human connection” (Mohr, 1995, p. 365). Numerous studies have focused on the nurse–patient relationship in PMH nursing (Altschul, 1971; Björkdahl, Palmstierna, & Hansebo, 2010; Cleary, Walter, & Hunt, 2005; Forchuk & Reynolds, 2001; Gildberg, Bradley, Fristed, & Hounsgaard, 2012; Martin & Street, 2003; Mullen, 2009; O’Donovan, 2007; Pazargadi, Fereidooni Moghadam, Fallahi Khoshknab, Alijani Renani, & Molazem, 2015). …”

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An Interpretation of Nurse–Patient Relationships in Inpatient Psychiatry

Thibeault

2016

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

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Nurses who work in acute inpatient psychiatry, where lengths of stay are increasingly shortened, struggle to establish therapeutic nurse–patient relationships. The purpose of this inquiry was to illuminate the nature of relationships between inpatient psychiatric mental health (PMH) nurses and their patients. The author used semistructured interviews and nonparticipant observation in an interpretive phenomenological inquiry. The data consisted of texts that were transcribed from narratives and observations. The meanings that were generated led to the uncovering of patterns of commonality, or themes. Of the themes uncovered, the theme of mindful approach highlighted PMH nurses as engaging with patients in distress, strategically creating encounters to establish a basis for ongoing therapeutic work. The PMH nurse–patient relationship in acute inpatient psychiatry continues to be under pressure, but nurses still carefully construct relational approaches in response to patient distress, and patients in these settings experience these approaches as meaningful to their recovery.

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“…Research on nurse-patient interactions has increased our knowledge on how nurses communicate (Baer & Lowery, 1987;Jackson & Stevenson, 2000), how patients perceive nurse-patient relationships, and how patients perceive nurse-patient interactions (Altschul, 1971;Breeze & Repper, 1998;Drew, 1986;Fosbinder, 1994;McCabe, 2004). Altschul found that nurse-patient relationships formed after very few nurse-patient interactions, even when interactions were of relatively short duration.…”

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“…Patients believed that these relationships were more important than other aspects of care. Other studies have shown that patients wanted nurses to be genuine, unhurried, available, willing to talk to them (Altschul, 1971;Shattell 2002), and respectful to them as individuals (Breeze & Repper, 1998;Plaas, 2002).…”

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