General hospital psychiatric wards: facilities and performance of nursing staff

This article contains an essay on General Hospital Psychiatric Wards. Authors describe the experiences regarding the implementation of Psychiatric Wards, pointing out questions about the tolerance with psychiatric patients at a general hospital and the performance of the nursing staff. Authors read...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2003-09, Vol.11 (5), p.672-677
Main Authors: Machado, Ana Lúcia, Colvero, Luciana de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Brazil
Hospitals, General
Nursing
Nursing Staff
Psychiatric Department, Hospital
Psychiatric Nursing
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Summary:This article contains an essay on General Hospital Psychiatric Wards. Authors describe the experiences regarding the implementation of Psychiatric Wards, pointing out questions about the tolerance with psychiatric patients at a general hospital and the performance of the nursing staff. Authors read some works, articles, theses and dissertations produced in Brazil in the last ten years. The analysis of these experiences was based on the Psychiatric Reform, "paradigmatic transition" concepts, the psychosocial field of awareness and reflections on the role of a nurse. Authors believe that these initiatives are directed to create a space of inclusion of the psychiatric patient in the society, generating proposals to change mental health nursing, through the construction of ethical, professional, therapeutic, flexible practices committed with the care.
ISSN:0104-1169