Mental health nurses work with acutely unwell patients, and the busy setting is characterised
by unpredictable events. This paper is a report of a review conducted to identify, analyse …

Background Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness that affects the client, family, and
community. Nurses are educated to use the nurse-patient relationship to provide health …

There are numerous barriers to the therapeutic relationship between nurses and persons
with schizophrenia, such as time constraints, communication issues and the requirements of …

Service users' views and expectations of mental health nurses in a UK context were
previously reviewed in 2008. The aim of this systematic review is to extend previous …

The aim of the present integrative review is to identify and describe risk factors and triggers
that may result in patient-initiated violence on inpatient psychiatric units. Original studies …

Objective: The current article describes efforts to develop and test a measure of recovery-
oriented inpatient care. Method: The Recovery-oriented Acute INpatient (RAIN) scale was …

Many variables influencing quality of life (QOL) for outpatients with schizophrenia have been
identified from prior studies. Symptom severity, psychosocial rehabilitation activities, and …

Patients with mental illnesses are at high risk for physical disorders and death. The aim of
this study is to describe mental health nurses' attitudes and practice toward physical health …

The knowledge base and understanding regarding psychiatric nursing interventions in acute
care settings has been limited. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Understanding experiences of acute
care by persons with mental health problems is vital for improving these experiences …