Enclosed versus open nursing stations in adult care psychiatric settings: Does the design affect the therapeutic milieu?

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 32-34

  Southard, Kelly ^a   Jarrell, Ashley ^b,d   Shattell, Mona M ^e   Mccoy, Thomas P ^c   Bartlett, Robin ^d   Judge, Christine A ^a  

^a Cone Behavioral Health Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b Cone Memorial Hospital ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Educational Research Methodology ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^e DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MILIEU THERAPY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MILIEU THERAPY; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 85050902332     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20120410-04     Document Type: Article

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