Solution-focused therapy and inpatient psychiatric nursing

1. Creative ways must be found to deliver high quality nursing care--with fewer nurse-patient interactions--to patients experiencing more severe problems. 2. Solution-focused therapy underscores the positive attributes of the patient; facilitates the development of a working partnership between the nurse and patient; helps the patient develop future-oriented goals; and identifies actions necessary for reaching those goals. 3. As a result of incorporating solution-focused therapy at the institution highlighted in this article, the quality of patient care, as well as effectiveness and cohesiveness of the nursing staff, improved.