Nursing-led group modalities in a psychiatric inpatient setting: a program evaluation

This examination of group practice activities conducted by nurses in an inpatient setting combined retrospective examination of practices and concurrent analysis of what is actually done on the units. The most striking finding of this evaluation of institutional nursing-led or co-led group activities was the significant decline in the number of groups. Second, and a related finding, was the need to standardize the format for documenting group activities and outlining the scope and function of these groups. And finally, the need for concise evaluation criteria and measures to document the achievement of stated patient outcomes was very apparent.