Empathic processes during nurse–consumer conflict situations in psychiatric inpatient units: A qualitative study

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 92-105

  Gerace, Adam ^a   Oster, Candice ^a   O'Kane, Deb ^a   Hayman, Carly L ^a   Muir Cochrane, Eimear ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

acute care; conflict; empathy; nurse consumer relationship; perspective taking

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONSUMER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMPATHY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTORING; NURSING EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKILL; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRUST; ADULT; FEMALE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 85009223751     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12298     Document Type: Article

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