The social context of occupational stress in a caring profession

The sociology of intimacy in the nurse-patient relationship

“…Too close in this case is similar to the overinvolved relationship described by Morse (1991). This is reflected in the findings of Handy (1991), who found that younger psychiatric nurses often expressed concern about the control-orientated ethos of their activities and spoke of their desire to develop more effective therapeutic relationships with patients. This indicates a theory-practice gap.…”

The sociology of intimacy in the nurse-patient relationship

“…Too close in this case is similar to the overinvolved relationship described by Morse (1991). This is reflected in the findings of Handy (1991), who found that younger psychiatric nurses often expressed concern about the control-orientated ethos of their activities and spoke of their desire to develop more effective therapeutic relationships with patients. This indicates a theory-practice gap.…”

The sociology of intimacy in the nurse-patient relationship

“…This is reflected in the study findings of Handy (1991), discussed earlier, who found that younger psychiatric nurses often expressed concern about the control-orientated ethos of their activities and spoke of their desire to develop more effective therapeutic relationships with patients. This indicates a theory-practice gap.…”

“…The nurse who does follow a more self-orientation pattern, by for instance, approaching their care of patients in a manner that may deviate from their colleagues, may be considered different and even threatening. This was evident in the work of Handy (1991), discussed earlier, which found that nurses caring for psychiatric patients were 'controlled' by the organisation by being labelled as having psychiatric problems themselves if they appeared to be deviating from the socially acceptable norm by singling out specific patients for 'special attention', by spending more time with them and befriending them.…”

Sacrificing the personal to the professional: community mental health nurses

“…A wealth of studies has highlighted the adverse impact of occupational stress on health and life expectancy (Fletcher 1991). Professionals at the heart of care, such as community mental health workers, have been shown to experience particularly high levels of stress (Handy 1991, Carson et al 1995. Most existing attempts to address stress amongst nurses have focused on features of the work itself.…”

The sociology of intimacy in the nurse-patient relationship

“…Too close in this case is similar to the overinvolved relationship described by Morse (1991). This is reflected in the findings of Handy (1991), who found that younger psychiatric nurses often expressed concern about the control-orientated ethos of their activities and spoke of their desire to develop more effective therapeutic relationships with patients. This indicates a theory-practice gap.…”

The sociology of intimacy in the nurse-patient relationship

“…This is reflected in the study findings of Handy (1991), discussed earlier, who found that younger psychiatric nurses often expressed concern about the control-orientated ethos of their activities and spoke of their desire to develop more effective therapeutic relationships with patients. This indicates a theory-practice gap.…”

“…The nurse who does follow a more self-orientation pattern, by for instance, approaching their care of patients in a manner that may deviate from their colleagues, may be considered different and even threatening. This was evident in the work of Handy (1991), discussed earlier, which found that nurses caring for psychiatric patients were 'controlled' by the organisation by being labelled as having psychiatric problems themselves if they appeared to be deviating from the socially acceptable norm by singling out specific patients for 'special attention', by spending more time with them and befriending them.…”

Sacrificing the personal to the professional: community mental health nurses

“…A wealth of studies has highlighted the adverse impact of occupational stress on health and life expectancy (Fletcher 1991). Professionals at the heart of care, such as community mental health workers, have been shown to experience particularly high levels of stress (Handy 1991, Carson et al 1995. Most existing attempts to address stress amongst nurses have focused on features of the work itself.…”

The sociology of intimacy in the nurse-patient relationship

“…Too close in this case is similar to the overinvolved relationship described by Morse (1991). This is reflected in the findings of Handy (1991), who found that younger psychiatric nurses often expressed concern about the control-orientated ethos of their activities and spoke of their desire to develop more effective therapeutic relationships with patients. This indicates a theory-practice gap.…”

The sociology of intimacy in the nurse-patient relationship

“…This is reflected in the study findings of Handy (1991), discussed earlier, who found that younger psychiatric nurses often expressed concern about the control-orientated ethos of their activities and spoke of their desire to develop more effective therapeutic relationships with patients. This indicates a theory-practice gap.…”

“…The nurse who does follow a more self-orientation pattern, by for instance, approaching their care of patients in a manner that may deviate from their colleagues, may be considered different and even threatening. This was evident in the work of Handy (1991), discussed earlier, which found that nurses caring for psychiatric patients were 'controlled' by the organisation by being labelled as having psychiatric problems themselves if they appeared to be deviating from the socially acceptable norm by singling out specific patients for 'special attention', by spending more time with them and befriending them.…”

Sacrificing the personal to the professional: community mental health nurses

“…A wealth of studies has highlighted the adverse impact of occupational stress on health and life expectancy (Fletcher 1991). Professionals at the heart of care, such as community mental health workers, have been shown to experience particularly high levels of stress (Handy 1991, Carson et al 1995. Most existing attempts to address stress amongst nurses have focused on features of the work itself.…”