Pursuit of the ordinary: Short-term inpatient treatment

摘要: Short-term inpatient care creates tension between administrative mandates to reduce costs through shortened lengths of stay and staff members' committment the philosophy, treatment strategies, milieu organization associated with extended care. The attempt practice as usual within stay, that is, do long-term quickly, is bound fail. Effective short-term possible, but only when culture approach unit are radically altered from those traditional model. can be understood pursuit ordinary behavior during stay. This article offers a set norms expectations appropriate for this pursuit.