A review of recent literature (2000—2006) has been undertaken to investigate the role of sex
education within the family context, in order to engage with the problems of sexual health in …

Communication in nursing care is an important topic assessing the specific needs of elderly
patients and providing nursing care that is tailored to the individual patient's needs. In this …

This book is a study of schizophrenia in a modern psychiatric hospital. Its purpose is to
develop a contextual understanding of schizophrenia by studying the clinical setting in …

The objective of this study was to determine the cost and effectiveness of a transitional
discharge model (TDM) of care with clients who have a chronic mental illness. The model …

Informed consent, essentially a legal doctrine, is designed to protect the rights of patients.
However, in an area of practice such as psychiatry, informed consent imposes many …

Over the past decade, a body of qualitative research has been developed which describes
the home visiting practice of public health nurses (PHNs) to maternal‐child clients. This …

Psychiatric nursing is invariably linked with a therapeutic role; however, the question
remains unanswered in relation to the extent psychiatric nurses perceive the importance of …

WINDSOR C, DOUGLAS C and HARVEY T. Nursing Inquiry 2012; 19: 213–222 Nursing and
competencies—a natural fit: the politics of skill/competency formation in nursing The last two …

This pilot randomized control trial was motivated by the discovery that many individuals with
mental health problems are re‐hospitalized within a year, with many being unable to fully …

It has been suggested that the crucial elements in nursing situations are the nurse, the client,
and what goes on between them. This paper examines what goes on between clients and …