The experience of nurses working in the mental health area engaging in therapeutic conversations with patients

Kingston, Mark and Greenwood, Sallie (2018) The experience of nurses working in the mental health area engaging in therapeutic conversations with patients. Hamilton, New Zealand, 2018. (Unpublished)

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This research explored the lived experiences of mental health nurses using therapeutic communication in the course of their everyday work. They described the ways they engage with patients to develop trust and to maintain relationships despite institutional pressures. They also described experiences of being unable to use best practice and how that impacted on relationships.

Item Type:Report
Keywords that describe the item:phenomenology, therapeutic relationships, mental health
Subjects:R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:Schools > Centre for Health & Social Practice
ID Code:6385
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Deposited On:12 Dec 2018 02:41
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