Mental health nurses as therapists in a rehabilitation setting: a phenomenological study

摘要: Mental Health Nurses have a long tradition of delivering talk-based interventions across range clinical settings. Despite this, receive limited recognition this contribution. This paper presents findings from study that explored Nurses' experience therapies in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. uses semistructured interviews and phenomenological approach to explore eight experience. Themes emerging included that: mental health nursing is therapy its own right, was part everyday care on the floor integrated enhanced recovery opportunities for consumers. However, further theme there were tensions around providing conflicted with other roles including unit management role nurses controlling challenging behaviours. found Nurses, setting, are offering people they for. The implications research: needs be larger investigating nurses' use If, as authors expect that, it these generally settings, has serious postgraduate education Nursing policy terms happening finding ways support do well. There also research best offer