The literature consistently shows that medical–surgical nurses frequently lack the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to render holistic nursing care to patients with …

Background: When hospitalized for medical conditions, many people with severe mental
illness (SMI) have poor outcomes, yet little is known about contributing factors. Studies …

An estimated 40% of patients in general health care settings suffer from a comorbid mental
illness. A literature review was conducted to elucidate the factors underlying the different …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? People with mental health problems
have higher rates of physical health concerns and hospital admissions than those without …

Background People with serious mental illness (SMI) have significantly worse surgical
outcomes compared to the general population. There are many contributing factors to this …

ABSTRACT AIM To gain insight into medical surgical nurses' process (es) of categorising
mental illness in general hospitals. BACKGROUND Categorising patients is a daily social …

Background: Previous studies in somatic health care revealed that patients find nurse
practitioners reliable, helpful, and empathic and feel empowered, at peace, and in control …

Methods This cross-sectional study included data from a nurse survey, patient discharge
records, the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey, and the Pennsylvania …

Globally, patients with the co-morbidity of physical and mental illness experience greater
health complexities than the general population. Yet nurses caring for medical-surgical …

BACKGROUND: Inpatient psychiatric nurses are a large workforce, but their work is poorly
articulated and thus poorly understood outside of the professional inpatient community …