2023 Volume 43 Pages 362-371
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to clarify psychiatric nurses’ involvement with to patients who they had met for the first time and who were in a restless state when admitted to a psychiatric hospital at the time of admission.
Methods: This is an exploratory and qualitative study using a modified grounded theory approach in which semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 psychiatric nurses.
Results: Nurses’ involvement to hospitalized psychiatric patients exhibiting restlessness were as follows: They used a [non-threatening approach] and were part of a process of [helping patients realize they were their allies] while [imagining the world experienced by patients]. In addition, the process was supported by [self-management to remain an ally] and was based on nurses’ beliefs of [trying to understand one another].
Conclusion: Psychiatric nurses believe that they have the sensitivity to communicate with patients, and the results suggest that it is important for nurses to continue sending the message that they are on the patients’ side starting at the time of hospitalization.
