The role of ward structure on nursing staff behaviours: an observational study of three psychiatric wards
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Vol. 73 (1) , 6-11
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1986.tb02657.x
Abstract
Variable rates of staff-patient interaction were found between three wards, which differed in the degree of programme structure, staff-patient ratios, and patient chronicity. Highest rates of staff-patient interaction occurred where a highly structured ward programme operated in a closed ward with chronically disturbed patients, and this was more likely to increase as staff-patient ratios decreased. The lowest staff-patient interaction rates occurred in acute, open and closed wards. Further, acute ward patients received negligible attention from nurses in terms of staff-patient interaction after 10 days following admission.Keywords
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