General hospital psychiatric wards: facilities and performance of nursing staff

Authors

  • Ana Lúcia Machado Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Luciana de Almeida Colvero Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692003000500016

Keywords:

psychiatric nursing, mental health

Abstract

This article contains an essay on General Hospital Psychiatric Wards. Authors describe the experiences regarding the implementation of Psychiatric Wards, pointing out questions about the tolerance with psychiatric patients at a general hospital and the performance of the nursing staff. Authors read some works, articles, theses and dissertations produced in Brazil in the last ten years. The analysis of these experiences was based on the Psychiatric Reform, "paradigmatic transition" concepts, the psychosocial field of awareness and reflections on the role of a nurse. Authors believe that these initiatives are directed to create a space of inclusion of the psychiatric patient in the society, generating proposals to change mental health nursing, through the construction of ethical, professional, therapeutic, flexible practices committed with the care.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2003-10-01

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 5 (2003)

Section

Updating Articles

License

RLAE’s authorship concept is based on the substantial contribution by each of the individuals listed as authors, mainly in terms of conceiving and planning the research project, collecting or analyzing and interpreting data, writing and critical review. Indication of authors’ names under the article title is limited to six. If more, authors are listed on the online submission form under Acknowledgements. The possibility of including more than six authors will only be examined on multicenter studies, considering the explanations presented by the authors.
Including names of authors whose contribution does not fit into the above criteria cannot be justified. Those names can be included in the Acknowledgements section.
 Authors are fully responsible for the concepts disseminated in their manuscripts, which do not necessarily reflect the editors’ and editorial board’s opinion.

 

How to Cite

General hospital psychiatric wards: facilities and performance of nursing staff. (2003). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 11(5), 672-677. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692003000500016