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Does nursing theory adequately prepare psychiatric nurses to work with delusional patients?
1Institute for Cultural Studies in Psychiatric Nursing Care, Royal Park Hospital, Parkville, Victoria.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
The theory and practice of psychiatric nursing has been subjected to little serious research; consequently some nursing interventions recommended by nursing texts lack formal evaluation. This study examined one aspect of practice: the way in which nurses work with delusional patients. Registered psychiatric nurses were asked to describe the way in which they deal with patients whose delusions are a major clinical problem. The findings highlight a disparity between practice and theory.