Imperative ideals and the strenuous reality: Focusing on acute psychiatry

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-24

  Hummelvoll, J K ^a,b,e   Severinsson, E I ^c,d  

^a Hedmark College   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute psychiatry; Field research; Nursing ideology; Psychiatric nursing; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING THEORY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING THEORY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 0035262380     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2001.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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