Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 10, 2026

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
An ethnographic study of psychiatric nursing
1Homerton School of Health Studies, Fulbourn, UK.
Abstract:
There is a well documented continuing anomaly between what is expected of a psychiatric nurse and observations of practice. This paper presents an ethnographic study carried out in three acute psychiatric in-patient units over one year. Methods used were participant observation and semistructured interviews of 15 trained nurses. Three themes were isolated during and following data analysis: the difficulty of working closely with mentally disturbed individuals; maintaining distance and congruent care. There was a notable dichotomy, that of wanting to work with the patients but constantly feeling that what they intuitively wanted to do was not right.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Case Studies
Naturalistic Observations
Obedience
Nursing Code of Ethics
Data Collection II
Horney's Sociocultural Approach

