Knowledge is limited with regard to the progress of the nurse and patient through the phases
of the psychiatric nurse-patient relationship (PNPR). Relationship progress is indicative of …

The growth of bioscience knowledge over the last two decades has increased the potential
benefits of scientifically based patient care by contributing to the theory of clinical care …

Prescriptive authority is of increasing interest to advanced practice psychiatric nurses. A
growing number of states have passed legislation authorizing prescriptive authority for this …

A descriptive study was done to explore how psychiatric‐mental health nurses define and
act on intuition in clinical practice with children and adolescents, and to identify supports for …

This paper re-conceives the professional worlds of health and mental health care providers
from cultural perspectives and argues that individual providers live (professionally) at the …

Problems with the recruitment of nurses to the specialty area of psychiatric nursing have
stimulated much debate and discussion in the field. This article explores dimensions of …

The literature points to a relationship between self-esteem and behavior (Branden, 1969).
However, no studies have been conducted on occupational self-esteem. Despite the lack of …

(DSM-1i) and in the eighth edition of the international Classification of Diseases(1CD-8).
DSM-ii concep-tualized adjustment disorder as a ''transient situational disturbance” defined …

This study addressed judgment processes in psychiatric nursing by analyzing reported use
of clinical cues cited as being relevant in the process of making a nursing judgment. Using …

Mental health nursing in the 21st century will expand to include a neuropsychiatric focus that
encompasses the science, knowledge, and skills of both neurology and psychiatry. The shift …